Back To Basics Conservatism

The Pat McCrory campaign recently sent out this quote:

You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot strengthen the

weak by weakening the strong. You cannot bring about prosperity by

discouraging  thrift. You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage

payer down. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class

hatred. You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's

initiative and independence. You cannot help people permanently by doing for

them, what they could and should do for themselves.

Abraham Lincoln




Why is that so hard to understand?