Paine's letter to Georges Danton, first President of the Committee of Public safety, expresses worry about the state of the French Revolution. Paine writes that he is worried about the "distractions, jealousies, discontents and uneasiness that reign among us and which, if they continue, will bring ruin and disgrace on the Republic" (392). Although he concedes that the problems in France look quite similar to the problems in early post-revolutionary America, Paine still thinks there is possibility for failure in France. He thus advises France to follow the example of the Americans and abolish private ambition in favor of public well-being. He concludes by cautioning Danton that "It is therefore, equally as necessary to guard against the evils of unfounded or malignant suspicion as against the evils of blind confidence" (394-95).