Moreover, he considered the city to be prior in importance to the family, which in turn is prior to the individual, "for the whole must of necessity be prior to the part".
moːɹˈoʊvɚ, hiː kənsˈɪdɚd ðə sˈɪɾi təbi pɹˈaɪɚɹ ɪn ɪmpˈoːɹtəns tə ðə fˈæmɪli, wˌɪtʃ ɪn tˈɜːn ɪz pɹˈaɪɚ tə ðɪ ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl, "fɚðə hˈoʊl mˈʌst ʌv nəsˈɛsɪɾi biː pɹˈaɪɚ tə ðə pˈɑːɹt".