The source under discussion consists of an extract from a letter written by František Palacký in response to an invitation from the Vorparlament (pre-parliament) to discuss the national constitution of the assembly. The letter itself was written on April 11, 1848, in the midst of the European revolution. The debate surrounding Palacký's response focused primarily on the formation of nation-states. Specifically, the question of whether or not Austria should form a political alliance with Germany. Would Germany remain small with Prussian leadership or would it become larger through unification with Austria? In fact, the purpose of the initial invitation was to gain support from the Czechs in order to build a superior nation-state. During this period, the Austrian Empire experienced a variety of diverse ethnicities, some of which held a dominant majority, such as Germany. The Czechs at this time were also a predominant ethnic group and had been encouraged to feel a sense of pride in their language and literature, almost as a way of separating them from the Germans, a reminder of some sort of their heritage and a refusal of “German”. “Morals and regime”. Considering that the Czechs did not feel united or in a group with the Germans, Palacký's refusal to adhere to the constitution is not surprising. In fact, Palacký emphasizes at the beginning of the letter that he was not "a German - at least I don't feel like one" and therefore should not be included in the proceedings, his lack of German heritage the made it irrelevant to the situation. . Palacký does, however, include reasons why Austria and Germany should merge and suggests how they should go about it. He states that it is logical that Germany...... middle of paper ......killed in 1848 and the Czechs. Although it may not have had much significance in relation to the potential of Austro-German unification, it became one of the most key political statements that led to the development of Czech national politics . Works CitedEncyclopaedia Britannica, Frankfurt National Assembly, http https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/217271/Frankfurt-National-AssemblyE. Palacky at the Committee of Fifty, Frankfurt am Main, April 11, 1848. The Age of the Sages, Germany and the Revolution of 1848, http://www.age-of-the-sage.org/history /1848/german_revolution.htmlBooks Open Edition, Letter to Frankfurt, April 11, 1848, http://books.openedition.org/ceup/2345Discourse of collective identity in Central and South-Eastern Europe (1770-1945), ed . by Balázs Trencsényi and Michal Kopeček (Hungary: Central European University Press, 2007)