The stated motives of the intellectuals who created it were not racist; they did not assume Jews to be biologically inferior. Rather, the question was argued in terms of culture and faith, with Jewish beliefs and customs deemed incompatible with modern, enlightened Western values.
挪威1814年宪法的有趣之处不是它包含上述规定，而是其中的理由。制定宪法的知识分子其公开动机并非种族主义；他们并不认为犹太人是劣等种族。相反，他们的理由在文化和信仰领域，犹太人的习俗和信仰被认定与现代、开明的西方价值观不符。