His original intention was roughly this: (During World War I, Britain and France were enemies of Germany. Einstein was working in Germany at the time, but he became a Swiss national. At that time, the British were verifying Einstein's general theory of relativity. Theoretical predictions about solar deflection) "If I succeed, they (referring to British and French scientists, the mainstream of the scientific community at that time) will say that I am the wise man of Switzerland, and the Germans will say that I am the pride of Germany; if I fail , Britain and France will say that I am a German idiot, and the Germans will say that I am a Swiss mediocrity - this is also a theory of relativity."