Invoking the already-long list of British actions against the colonies, he wrote, "In my opinion Powder and Artillery are the most efficacious, Sure, and infallibly conciliatory Measures We can adopt."
英国反对殖民地独立的既有举措的长清单中，他写到，“在我看来 火药和火炮绝对是我们可采取的最有效、最可靠的和解措施”。