President Obama has recently faced additional criticism after the State Department denied funding to some organizations with projects supporting civil society, rule of law and human rights monitoring efforts in Iran.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

The state of nature fully continues, in many ways, oddly even in civil society, he says, whenever we have reason to believe that our lives or our properties or ourselves are not secure.

从很多方面来说，自然状态，即使在文明社会里也显得奇怪，不论我们是否有理由相信我们有生活,生命和财产财产安全的保障。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

Oh, by the way, talking about under enrolled subjects, the complementary subject offered by STS called History, Society, and Solid State Chemistry meets Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:00 in room 2-136.

顺便说一下，关于已经选了的课，由STS开设的补充课程,历史课，社会社和固体化学课,在2-136教室的11点，在周三和周四上。

麻省理工公开课 - 固态化学导论课程节选

He underscores the importance of the state and society being able to identify and encourage talented and critical thinkers, adding that young people should be raised in an atmosphere of intellectual freedom and civic engagement.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

Republican Representative Chris Smith was among seven members of Congress who wrote to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressing concern that programs promoting democracy, civil society and rule of law in Iran were being de-funded or halted.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28