From camp he addressed the National Assembly, denouncing the Jacobins as substituting license for liberty,--and then, supporting his letter, gallantly appeared at the bar of the Assembly and repeated his denunciation.
This passage illustrates Lafayette's courageous stand against the Jacobins, emphasizing his commitment to liberty over chaos.
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Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
I am in favor of a tariff for revenue, such a one as will yield a sufficient amount to the treasury to defray the expenses of the government, economically administered.
It is larger than the entire profit of all the commerce and manufactures of the world.
Tendencies of nations, as revealed in history, teach that our aims are in harmony with prevailing laws, which God, in his benevolence, has ordained for mankind.
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