original passage: Paine was an enthusiastic supporter of the French Revolution, and was granted honorary French citizenship alongside prominent contemporaries such as Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and others. Paine's honorary citizenship was in recognition of the publishing of his "Rights of Man, Part II" and the sensation it created within France. Despite his inability to speak French, he was elected to the National Convention, representing the district of Pas-de-Calais.
original sentence: Despite his inability to speak French, he was elected to the National Convention, representing the district of Pas-de-Calais.
sentence2: If, in Paine's time, official diplomatic communications were generally presented in both English and French as they are today in places such as the UN, would Paine himself need to hear or read the English version in order to understand the content?
sentence1: Paine was an enthusiastic supporter of the French Revolution, and was granted honorary French citizenship alongside prominent contemporaries such as Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and others. Paine's honorary citizenship was in recognition of the publishing of his "Rights of Man, Part II" and the sensation it created within France. He was elected to represent the Pas-de-Calais district in the National Convention even though he couldn't speak French.