You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn. You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence. You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves. Tell them what you want them to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
People are order-seeking.
That's like going into a field, shooting a gun, and expecting a duck to fly by. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps. What they work with is generally a great tangle of motives. Leaders tap those particular motives that serve the purposes of group action in pursuit of shared goals. Agree upon the overall objective, and then get out of their way.