The conscience of the Eye // Richard Sennett
The economic history of the grid points to a simple, large truth. Possessing power is quite different than using it to one's own advantage. This large, simple truth is important in understanding the power to neutralize a city. Those who could do so were disturbed in their pursuits by a set of difficulties inherent in the very act of treating the world neutrally.
The Conscience of the Eye (p. 54), Richard Sennett