I feel like the "all" in this passage is everyone who is capable, not the population in general. The population in general is the second phase, but they need a

I feel like the "all" in this passage is everyone who is capable, not the population in general. The population in general is the second phase, but they need a beachhead to be established to help them. First the capable group needs to stop hiding behind the excuse that the incapable group can't do what they can but won't.