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If my theory of relativity is proven correct, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare that I am a citizen of the world. Should my theory prove untrue, France will say that I am a German and Germany will declare that I am a Jew.

Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein (1879–1955), German-born-U.S. theoretical physicist. Address, December 1929, at the Sorbonne. Quoted in New York Times (February 16, 1930).

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