William Pitt had no desire for a war with France in 1793. While the French had lurched from bankruptcy to revolution to war, he had kept England at peace for a decade and successfully repaired the damage done to government finance by the American War. Such had been Pitt's intention from the start, according to his Cabinet colleague, Lord Grenville, who later wrote that “his views and measures…were in the outset purely oeconomical and pacific. It was his first ambition to restore by moderate and peaceful councils the strength and confidence of his country….” He had no desire to risk either the financial or political equilibrium he had achieved.

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威廉·皮特，税收和战争的需要

1793 年，威廉·皮特无意与法国发生战争。当法国从破产到革命再到战争时，他却让英国保持了十年的和平，并成功修复了美国战争对政府财政造成的损害。据皮特的内阁同事格伦维尔勋爵称，这从一开始就是皮特的意图。格伦维尔勋爵后来写道，“他的观点和措施……从一开始就纯粹是经济性和和平性的。他的首要目标是通过温和与和平的委员会恢复国家的力量和信心……” 他不想拿自己已经实现的金融或政治平衡冒险。