He does mention that there is always a chance that a heir will dissipate the capital -otherwise, it would just keep concentrating. But whereas a war will dissipate everyone's capital, a wastrel heir will only dissipate one.

Besides, it may be a common theme in literature, but let's not overstate the ability of someone to squander immense wealth. Someone with €50 billions would be hard pressed to gamble them away.

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed. Gandhi