"Love of the Fatherland" is the primary motivator
Political unity necessary for cultural unity: "one land...one people"
An interest in "the spirit of the times" (i.e. Zeitgeist of Enlightened Europe), in a nation that was not directly involved in the first "wave" of Enlightened philosophy
Constitution as a means to this end of liberal reform
Interest in the social services that a state might provide, such as education
Desire for a balanced government, with a national assembly that can overrule the princes
An air of "German exceptionalism" : the "freest possible" constitution must be adopted
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