text_original: In the present case my money is laid upon the plutocracy. It will win because it will be able, in the long run, to enlist the finer intelligences. The mob and its maudlin causes attract only sentimentalists and scoundrels, chiefly the latter. Politics, under a democracy, reduces itself to a mere struggle for office by flatterers of the proletariat; even when a superior man prevails at that disgusting game he must prevail at the cost of his self respect.
text_transcription: IN THE PRESENT CASE MY MONEY IS LAID UPON THE PLUTOCRACY IT WILL WIN BECAUSE IT WILL BE ABLE IN THE LONG RUN TO ENLIST THE FINER INTELLIGENCES THE MOB AND ITS MAUDLIN CAUSES ATTRACT ONLY SENTIMENTALISTS AND SCOUNDRELS CHIEFLY THE LATTER POLITICS UNDER A DEMOCRACY REDUCES ITSELF TO A MERE STRUGGLE FOR OFFICE BY FLATTERERS OF THE PROLETARIAT EVEN WHEN A SUPERIOR MAN PREVAILS AT THAT DISGUSTING GAME HE MUST PREVAIL AT THE COST OF HIS SELF RESPECT
phonemes: ɪnðə pɹˈɛzənt kˈeɪs maɪ mˈʌni ɪz lˈeɪd əpˌɑːn ðə pluːtˈɑːkɹəsi. ɪt wɪl wˈɪn bɪkˈʌz ɪt wɪl biː ˈeɪbəl, ɪnðə lˈɔŋ ɹˈʌn, tʊ ɛnlˈɪst ðə fˈaɪnɚɹ ɪntˈɛlɪdʒənsᵻz. ðə mˈɑːb ænd ɪts mˈɔːdlɪn kˈɔːzᵻz ɐtɹˈækt ˈoʊnli sˌɛntɪmˈɛntəlˌɪsts ænd skˈaʊndɹəlz, tʃˈiːfli ðə lˈæɾɚ. pˈɑːlətˌɪks, ˌʌndɚɹ ɐ dᵻmˈɑːkɹəsi, ɹᵻdˈuːsᵻz ɪtsˈɛlf tʊ ɐ mˈɪɹ stɹˈʌɡəl fɔːɹ ˈɑːfɪs baɪ flˈæɾɚɹɚz ʌvðə pɹoʊltˈɛɹɪˌæt; ˈiːvən wɛn ɐ suːpˈiəɹɪɚ mˈæn pɹɪvˈeɪlz æt ðæt dɪsɡˈʌstɪŋ ɡˈeɪm hiː mˈʌst pɹɪvˈeɪl æt ðə kˈɔst ʌv hɪz sˈɛlf ɹᵻspˈɛkt.