The aim of the city is not just to avoid injustice or for economic stability, but rather to allow at least some citizens the possibility to live a good life, and to perform beautiful acts: "The political partnership must be regarded, therefore, as being for the sake of noble actions, not for the sake of living together."
ðɪ ˈeɪm ʌvðə sˈɪɾi ɪz nˌɑːt dʒˈʌst tʊ ɐvˈɔɪd ɪndʒˈʌstɪs ɔːɹ fɔːɹ ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk stəbˈɪlᵻɾi, bˌʌt ɹˈæðɚ tʊ ɐlˈaʊ æt lˈiːst sˌʌm sˈɪɾɪzənz ðə pˌɑːsəbˈɪlᵻɾi tə lˈɪv ɐ ɡˈʊd lˈaɪf, ænd tə pɚfˈɔːɹm bjˈuːɾifəl ˈækts: "ðə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl pˈɑːɹtnɚʃˌɪp mˈʌst biː ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd, ðˈɛɹfoːɹ, æz bˌiːɪŋ fɚðə sˈeɪk ʌv nˈoʊbəl ˈækʃənz, nˌɑːt fɚðə sˈeɪk ʌv lˈɪvɪŋ təɡˈɛðɚ."