How we cite our quotes: (Article.Sentence)
Quote #4
All the citizens have a right to decide, either personally or by their representatives, as to the necessity of the public contribution; to grant this freely; to know to what uses it is put; and to fix the proportion, the mode of assessment and of collection and the duration of the taxes. (14.1)
Again, it's all about citizens participating: a totally new concept to France where the king and his advisors had been running the show for…well, for basically ever. The representatives of the Assembly wanted to change that; they wanted to try running things for a while.
Quote #5
Society has the right to require of every public agent an account of his administration. (15.1)
This is an example of them anticipating what might go wrong and planning ahead. They know that the tax-free nobles are crafty and they want to outfox them by demanding upfront that they account for themselves.