He was far more interested in making a great paper than in turning a profit. He believed that if he conquered Park Row, his finances would sort themselves out. “I didn’t care about making money,” he said some years later, “at least not just to make money.”41 One of his financial advisers expanded on this point: “Money as such bores him. His idea of money is that it is something to do something with. He is a builder. He wants to build buildings. . . . His idea is to build, build, build all the time.”42 Whyte, Kenneth. The Uncrowned King: The Sensational Rise of William Randolph Hearst (p. 108). Counterpoint Press. Kindle Edition. Whyte, Kenneth. The Uncrowned King: The Sensational Rise of William Randolph Hearst (p. 108). Counterpoint Press. Kindle Edition.

 

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