ᵻlˈɛktᵻd baɪ vˈɑːɹ tə ðə kˈaʊnsəl ʌv fˈaɪv hˈʌndɹɪd ænd kˈɔːld, ɐ fjˈuː dˈeɪz lˈeɪɾɚ sˈɪks dᵻsˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv, æt ðɪ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt, hiː tˈʊk hɪz plˈeɪs ɪnðə kˈaʊnsəl ɐmˌʌŋ ðə mˈɑːdɚɹəts wɛn hiː spˈoʊk ɪn fˈeɪvɚɹ ʌvðə fɹˈiːdəm ʌvðə pɹˈɛs, ðə fjˈuːdʒᵻtˌɪv pɹˈiːsts ænd pˈɛɹənts ʌv ɪmɪɡɹˈeɪz.
Elected by Var to the Council of Five Hundred and called, a few days later (6 December 1795), at the Institute, he took his place in the Council among the moderates when he spoke in favor of the freedom of the press, the fugitive priests and parents of émigrés.