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"I do not believe that the last three centuries are best described as Jonah does as 'the great unraveling.' I see them as a great liberation, with horrendous dangers but also great promise. We've seen the new dangers - the evils of Nazism and Communism. But that doesn't mean the old dangers - theocracy and religious war - have abated. The war we are now fighting, after all, is a response to these old dangers, not the new ones (or, perhaps, a hideous fusion of the two). Amidst this confusion and diversity, conservatives should stick to what we have, not retrench to reactionary certainties that become more brittle as they become more vulnerable. What we have in Britain and America is a tradition of individual freedom, a spirit of free thought, and a Constitution that protects us from government tyranny. I think this is sturdy enough structure to keep us free. I'm surprised many conservatives have such little faith in it."