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.
ɪnðə nˈæʃənəl ɐsˈɛmbli fɹˈɛntʃ ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃən, hiː plˈiːdᵻd fɚðɪ ˌæbəlˈɪʃən ʌv slˈeɪvɚɹi ænd ðə sˌɛkjʊlɚɹəzˈeɪʃən ʌvðə sˈɪvəl stˈeɪt, bˌʌt hiː wʌz nˌɑːɾə dˈɛpjuːɾi.