“There was no weakness or self-abasement in Hearst’s leniency. So long as the job was getting done, he had no need of conformity or supplications from his staff. “His is the unconscious egotism of an absolute self-sufficiency,” wrote Lincoln Steffens.56 Having watched his son work at the Examiner, George Hearst was able to elaborate on this point, albeit with fatherly affection: “If he lacked confidence in himself he might require more ceremony from others; but doubtless, the very reason why he is so indulgent to those who serve him in various capacities is that it never occurred to him that he was insecure in his own position. He selects his men wisely for the work he wants them to do and so long as they attend that work he does not bother himself by trying to discipline them. Whyte, Kenneth. The Uncrowned King: The Sensational Rise of William Randolph Hearst (p. 130). Counterpoint Press. Kindle Edition. Whyte, Kenneth. The Uncrowned King: The Sensational Rise of William Randolph Hearst (pp. 129-130). Counterpoint Press. Kindle Edition. ”