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Moses snuck a clause into the law that allowed him to add into those bond contracts 'any other matters, of like or different character, which in any way affect the security or protection of the bonds'. These 'matters' included whether Triborough could charge tolls for however long they wanted, and whether they would get to keep the surplus thus generated. That is to say, Moses could now entrench his powers simply by writing them into the bonds he issued.

— Dwarkesh Patel
6d ago

For more than a century, Finnish architecture and design has functioned as an instrument of nation-building. It supported the country's independence process, then its consolidation as a highly functioning trust society, and finally the development of its comprehensive defense strategy.

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