A lot (most?) people have good in them for themselves. We've done a pretty good job at making sure the best thing for you also happens to be a pretty good thing for humanity as a whole. For the ultra-wealthy, this is almost never the case.
If I chose to be evil, right now, my life would implode. Now that's not the only thing keeping me from going evil, but it certainly helps. The same is not true for people with the world's biggest safety net and infinite get out of jail free cards.
If I chose to be evil, right now, my life would implode. Now that's not the only thing keeping me from going evil, but it certainly helps. The same is not true for people with the world's biggest safety net and infinite get out of jail free cards.