In an effort to skirt confrontation, the administration has often preferred the quieter route of regulatory rather than legislative change.
And he decided to find another, quieter route into the customs halls of the Great Satan.
Off-market or under-the-counter sales are becoming popular among the country house set - so, for a top price and posh brokering, take the quiet route.
It will take you quickly to the main attractions of the area but it is not the prettiest or quietest route.
The preserve provides portrait-worthy water views, while serpentine rivers that twist through town provide quiet routes for kayaks.
Although everyone complains that it's all being concreted over, the train seems to have found a quiet, untouched back route of its own.
In due course it is hoped to negotiate a quieter route onto Society Road in Queensferry.
The A15 is a quieter route and goes through the centre of many villages.
And quietly, the dam broken: "Begging your pardon- but maybe I can talk to staff, go the quiet route, huh?
The cycling follows quiet routes through national parks and along the shores of lakes.