Today in America—the child of European imperialism—a new revolution is rising. It is the revolution of our time... and offers the only possible escap… - Jean-François Revel

Not just songs by Madonna and action films starring Arnold Schwarzenegger; it includes 1,700 symphony orchestras, opera attended by 7.5 million people every year, and museums that are visited by 500 million annually, almost all American museums, where entrance is quite often free, owe their existence and funding to private sponsors.

Democratic civilization is the first in history to blame itself because another power is working to destroy it.

Anti-Americanism thus defined is less a popular prejudice than a parti pris of the political, cultural and religious elites.