ɪn ɐkˈoːɹdəns wɪððə ɹoʊmˈæntɪk spˈɪɹɪt, sˈaʊɚwˌiːn bᵻlˈiːvd ðæt pˈoʊɪtɹi wʌz ɹˈuːɾᵻd ɪn pˈɑːpjʊlɚ tɹɐdˈɪʃən ænd ðˌæɾə fɹˈɛʃ lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ kʊd biː bˈeɪst ɔnðə maɪnˈɔːɹᵻɾi lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz.
In accordance with the Romantic spirit, Sauerwein believed that poetry was rooted in popular tradition and that a fresh literature could be based on the minority languages.