But when the Assembly were led, through a contempt of moral, to a defiance of economical principles, it might at least have been expected that nothing would be omitted on their part to lessen this difficulty, to prevent any aggravation of this bankruptcy.
Burke criticizes the French National Assembly for exacerbating financial difficulties by disregarding both moral and economic principles.
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