ɪnðə nˈæʃənəl ɐsˈɛmbli fɹˈɛntʃ ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃən, hiː plˈiːdᵻd fɚðɪ ˌæbəlˈɪʃən ʌv slˈeɪvɚɹi ænd ðə sˌɛkjʊlɚɹəzˈeɪʃən ʌvðə sˈɪvəl stˈeɪt, bˌʌt hiː wʌz nˌɑːɾə dˈɛpjuːɾi.
In the National Assembly (French Revolution), he pleaded for the abolition of slavery and the secularisation of the civil state, but he was not a deputy.