Dežman began his political career in the Slovene National Movement, but in the mid 1850s, he became alienated from it, disenchanted with the conservatism and pragmatism of its leaders Janez Bleiweis and of Lovro Toman.
Dežman began his political career in the Slovene National Movement, but turned to Austrian centralism and German nationalism after the 1860s. In the mid 1850s, Dežman became alienated from the Slovene national movement, disenchanted with the conservatism and pragmatism of its leaders Janez Bleiweis and of Lovro Toman.