Pahoran acknowledges that Moroni has attacked him and held him personally responsible for the dereliction of duty. Pahoran knows that it has not been entirely his fault, even though some of the reallocation of men brought them into Gideon rather than sending them to the fronts. Pahoran consciously echoes a phrase from Moroni’s letter when he states that he does not seek power (Alma 60:36). He seeks only the retention of the rightful Nephite form of government that it is his responsibility to lead.