Without delving deep, I believe, based on my memory, that this line should be ...
"and Terra is my nation."
Well, I can’t prove I’m right, since TSMD is about the only Bester work of which I don’t currently have a copy.
I’m pretty sure it’s “station”, though, based on my own memory, which is admittedly far from perfect.
I guess we’ll have to say that tension, apprehension, and dissension have begun....