But his defense lawyer asked the jury to decide if citizens have the right to criticize public officials.

VOA: special.2009.04.20

It not only defeats wrong, but it creates right and it creates citizens who behave rightly.

它不仅抵御错误行为,还要树立正确观念,并且,培养出行为端正的市民

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

All right, so an elected government can conscript citizens to go out and defend the way of life, the community that makes the enjoyment of rights possible?

好的，所以说民选政府是可以征召公民,上战场为了他们的生活而战的，使得社会能够继续享有这些权利吗？

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选

His decision would show which issue was more important: the citizens' right to free speech, or national security.

VOA: special.2009.10.29

He tells his fellows citizens, right, that their lives are not worth living, only the examined life is worth living and you are not living examined lives therefore your life cannot possibly have any value to it.

他告诉邦民们，说他们的生命不值得活，仅有经过反省的人生才值得,因为你未过着经反省的人生,所以你的生命,不可能会有任何价值。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

But black groups in Montgomery considered her to be the right citizen around whom to build a protest because she was one of the finest citizens of the city.

VOA: special.2009.03.08

To ensure American citizens that government officials are doing the right thing, President Barack Obama spoke about progress the government has made on environmental issues.

VOA: standard.2010.04.25

She says American citizens should have the right to travel to Cuba and that American business believes it is in America's economic interest to do business with Cuba.

VOA: standard.2009.04.07

Besides urging the Obama administration to oppose any further consideration of the Goldstone report in multi-lateral forums, or measures stemming from it, the resolution also reaffirms support for Israel's security and right to self-defense, and its right to defend its citizens from violent militant groups and their state sponsors.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04