It is the honour of the National Assembly and the city of Paris that, during such a tremendous scene of arms and confusion, beyond the control of all authority, they have been able, by the influence of example and exhortation, to restrain so much.
Paine praises the National Assembly and Paris for their ability to maintain order through moral influence amidst the early chaos of the French Revolution.
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