The author of the Olive Branch Petition used selective wording to not sound impolite. Their language was generally positve towards Britain's king. "We think ourselves required by indispensable obligations to Almighty God, to your Majesty, to our fellow subjects, and to ourselves, immediately to use all means in our power not incompatible with our safety, for stopping the furhter effusion of blood, and for averting the impending calamities that threaten the British Empire"(July 5,1775. Olive Branch Petition). The author presented an ideal world, one in which Britain and the colonies reconcile their relationship. The reality of the situation is that England has been oppressing the colonists, so the author feels entitled to express their will to seperate from the monarchy. "We therefore beseech your Majesty, that your royal authority and influence may be graciously interposed to procure us releif [sic] from our afflicting fears and jealousies occasioned by the system before mentioned, and to settle peace through every part of your dominion"(July 5, 1775. Olive Branch Petition).