Comparing a self-made but possibly psychologically damaged veteran and a fat potty-trained sperg who was spoon-fed everything and crashed most of the ventures he started only to hold onto the wealth he inherited and make a name for himself on dumb confidence alone doesn't work.
Neither does the academically correct definition of "evil," since there is political bias baked into it. I don't think evil is all that meaningful in a historical context unless the intent is to make enemies, real fast. The use of the term implies moral urgency, which is the key ingredient to manufacturing outrage.

And if you want to see human nature shine, get the masses outraged. Because the abuses they are capable of in that state will make you cringe from the bottom of Cocytus for ever wasting the gravity of the word "evil" on any little leader from your textbook.