In every free nation (and every nation ought to be free) there is only
one way to put an end to differences about the constitution. Recourse
should not be made to the Notables, but to the Nation itself. If we lack a
constitution, then a constitution must be made, and the Nation alone has
the right to do so. If we do have a constitution, as some persist in claiming
and if, as they pretend, it means that the National Assembly should
consist of three separate deputations drawn from the three different orders
of citizens, it is still quite hard not to see that one of these orders has
made such strong protestations that it is impossible to go one step further
without some adjudication of its claims. But who is entitled to decide in
such disputes?