text_original: Well, an idea is an idea. The present one may be right and it may be wrong. One thing is quite certain: that no progress will be made against it by denouncing it as merely immoral. If it is ever laid at all, it must be laid evidenti ally, logically.
text_transcription: WELL AN IDEA IS AN IDEA THE PRESENT ONE MAY BE RIGHT AND IT MAY BE WRONG ONE THING IS QUITE CERTAIN THAT NO PROGRESS WILL BE MADE AGAINST IT BY DENOUNCING IT AS MERELY IMMORAL IF IT IS EVER LAID AT ALL IT MUST BE LAID EVIDENTIALLY LOGICALLY
phonemes: wˈɛl, ɐn aɪdˈiə ɪz ɐn aɪdˈiə. ðə pɹˈɛzənt wˈʌn mˈeɪ biː ɹˈaɪt ænd ɪt mˈeɪ biː ɹˈɔŋ. wˈʌn θˈɪŋ ɪz kwˈaɪt sˈɜːʔn̩: ðæt nˈoʊ pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs wɪl biː mˌeɪd ɐɡˈɛnst ɪt baɪ dᵻnˈaʊnsɪŋ ɪɾ æz mˈɪɹli ɪmˈɔːɹəl. ɪf ɪɾ ɪz ˈɛvɚ lˈeɪd æɾ ˈɔːl, ɪt mˈʌst biː lˈeɪd ˌɛvɪdˈɛnti ˈælaɪ, lˈɑːdʒɪkli.