Farmers should slaves. The city should be in a place where the terrain and climate are favorable to people's health, and should be adequately fortified to safeguard against attack. Chapter 12 Common messes need to be arranged for the different classes in the city. Since the best city is the happiest city, we need to review what happiness is before deciding what the regime of the best city should be. First and foremost, the city is excellent when its citizens are excellent.
Men become excellent through nature, habit and reason.
Unless there is a person or group who so preeminent in virtue that they are like gods, the citizens should rule and be ruled in turn. A regime cannot last if it is contrary to justice. The older should rule the younger, because this is a natural distinction and a person rules more finely if he has been ruled first. The soul has two parts one has reason, and the other does not have reason but can obey it. The reasonable part can also be divided into the active part and the studying part.