"car si vous y etes ne d'un etranger, ce pays sera seulement le lieu de votre naissance, sans etre votre patrie"
— Emer de Vattel

January 1, 1970

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Translation: because if you were born there to a foreigner, this country will only be the place of your birth, without being your homeland.