— Bryan Burrough and John HelyarWhy are you doing this? Goldstone had asked. You’re chief executive officer of one of America’s great companies, you don’t need any more money. Yet you’re about to start a transaction in which you could lose it all. Don’t you realize all the pain and suffering you’ll cause?
Replicated under Fair Use from Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar. (Pg. 2)