BUT . . . . .
Y
Feudal dues were not renounced outright
[this had been too strong a threat to the
principle of private property!]
Y
Peasants would compensate their landlords
through a series of direct payments for
obligations from which they had supposedly
been freed.
§
Therefore, the National Assembly made
revolutionary gestures, but remained
essentially moderate.
Their Goal
Safeguard the right of private
property!!