Ten years after 9/11, our societies need to restore their self-belief. Only a covenant between citizens can recreate the bonds we need

'Only the West can botch anything up. And when the rest of the world botches things up, it's the West's fault for making them do it'

Muslims are on the march in a global, mainstream revival. The West must not abandon its Judaeo-Christian principles, especially equality before the law, if it is to protect minorities from persecution

'It is time to recall what we have lost and to make sure that our children are not deprived of the civilisation that our ancestors fought to preserve'