Aucune force ne peut supprimer cet ultime choix, ne peut priver l’être humain de cette forme-là de la liberté, qui lui donne, de fait, sa qualité d’«… - Tzvetan Todorov

"Plus les individus sont éclairés, plus ils sont capables de décider par eux-mêmes - Et moins ils auront tendance à se soumettre aveuglément au pouvoir. "La vérite est donc à la fois l'ennemie du pouvoir comme de ceux qui l'exercent"."

When an angry mob demands the death of a female English schoolteacher alleged to have insulted the Prophet, as happened in Sudan in November 2007, the real objective was not the defence of Islam but of honour, which – it was felt – had been slighted for many long years by the Western powers. This ‘spontaneous’ use of religion was accompanied by its deliberate instrumentalization by those who are pursuing other objectives, but who prefer this disguise. Even the Crusades, as I have said, had several motives other than religious ones, but these motives were merely less easy to admit to; so they preferred to declare that Jerusalem needed to be liberated. Such a cause appears nobler; and, in addition, the appeal to cultural identity allows more powerful inner resources to be mobilized.

"It is no longer necessary to resort to the power of a state in order to inflict heavy losses on your enemy, since a few highly motivated individuals with even a minimum of financial resources are enough."Hostile Forces" have completely changed their appearance."