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AbstractIn a well‐ordered society, democratic officials face an assurance problem. They want to ensure that others will act reasonably when they do the same. According to political liberals, public reason can solve this problem, but the details of how assurance is generated are unclear. This article explains the assurance mechanism in political liberalism. Apart from public reason, mutual assurance is also provided by a long‐term record of civic deeds. By performing civic deeds over time, officials signal their reasonableness to each other. This record of civic deeds is costly to unreasonable officials and thus represents a reliable way to differentiate trustworthy fellows from others. The article also shows that a recent critique of political liberalism, which argues that public reason is merely cheap talk and thus political liberalism fails to provide mutual assurance, misses the point. It overlooks that assurance is created through talks and deeds together.

Grey mullet protein hydrolysate possessed high antioxidant activity and was prepared using neutrase. The hydrolysis conditions were optimised by the response surface methodology (RSM): enzyme to substrate ratio 5.8:1 (U of enzyme/mg of substrate), pH 7.3, 51°C, and 3.5 h. The hydrolysate obtained under the optimal conditions (HGM) possessed superior radical scavenging activity (IC50 values: 0.786 mg/mL for DPPH; 1.294 mg/mL for superoxide anion radical) to that of unhydrolysed grey mullet protein (GM). HGM also possessed better ferric-reducing power and higher ferrous ion-chelating activity. Electrophoretic analysis indicated that HGM mainly consisted of peptides with molecular weights below 10 kDa. The amino acid composition indicated a high nutritional value for HGM. The solubility, foamability, and emulsion activity index of HGM were improved as compared to those of GM. These results indicated that HGM has potential as a bioactive ingredient in the formulation of functional foods.