QuotePeople just don't want to admit it and would prefer to think your level of wealth is reflective of your moral character.
They easily justify their excess. It begins with imagining that, and being told that, things are fair. There were excesses in the past doncha-know, but we are civilized now.
Who wants to look at the man in the mirror. That is a challenge few choose to take. Delusions are comfortable. We are all special flowers.