What Is a Nation? Language, by contrast, "invites us but does not force us, to unite". Countries which share the Spanish or English language don't merge with one another, while the people of Switzerland speak several languages. Modern nationhood also cannot be based on religion, which Renan observes, is currently practiced according to individual belief. "You can be French, English, German, yet Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, or practicing no religion". Mutuality of interests is fine for corporations and their affiliates, but nationality is based on sentiment. Geography merely leads us astray, and often to violence: "Mountains don't know how to carve out countries". Renan concludes
2013 Winston-Salem Open 2013 Winston-Salem Open The 2013 Winston–Salem Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 45th edition of the Winston-Salem Open (as successor to previous tournaments in New Haven and Long Island), and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2013 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, from August 18 through August 24, 2013. It was the last event on the 2013 US Open Series before the 2013 US Open. Ninth-seeded Jürgen Melzer won the singles title. The following players