text_original: It would be giving up half of what they think their strength," he said, with the conviction of one who knew his Germany  its confidence in itself, its contempt for non military peoples, its sneering at all laws or practices that stood in the way of its will.
text_transcription: IT WOULD BE GIVING UP HALF OF WHAT THEY THINK THEIR STRENGTH HE SAID WITH THE CONVICTION OF ONE WHO KNEW THIS GERMANY ITS CONFIDENCE IN ITSELF ITS CONTEMPT FOR NON MILITARY PEOPLES ITS SNEERING AT ALL LAWS OR PRACTICES THAT STOOD IN THE WAY OF ITS WILL
phonemes: ɪt wʊd biː ɡˈɪvɪŋ ˌʌp hˈæf ʌv wʌt ðeɪ θˈɪŋk ðɛɹ stɹˈɛŋθ," hiː sˈɛd, wɪððə kənvˈɪkʃən ʌv wˈʌn hˌuː nˈuː hɪz dʒˈɜːməni ɪts kˈɑːnfɪdəns ɪn ɪtsˈɛlf, ɪts kəntˈɛmpt fɔːɹ nˈɑːn mˈɪlətˌɛɹi pˈiːpəlz, ɪts snˈɪɹɪŋ æɾ ˈɔːl lˈɔːz ɔːɹ pɹˈæktɪsᵻz ðæt stˈʊd ɪnðə wˈeɪ ʌv ɪts wˈɪl.