text_original: They were a group of lawless states, born and brought up to cut one another's throats  and that a peaceful group of American citizens should lash themselves into fighting mood because one of the cut throats was getting the worst of it, was only another of the unspeakable absurdities of this war.
text_transcription: THEY WERE A GROUP OF LAWLESS STATES BORN AND BROUGHT UP TO CUT ONE ANOTHER'S THROATS AND THAT A PEACEFUL GROUP OF AMERICAN CITIZENS SHOULD LASH THEMSELVES INTO FIGHTING MOOD BECAUSE ONE OF THE CUTTHROATS WAS GETTING THE WORST OF IT WAS ONLY ANOTHER OF THE UNSPEAKABLE ABSURDITIES OF THIS WAR
phonemes: ðeɪ wɜːɹ ɐ ɡɹˈuːp ʌv lˈɔːləs stˈeɪts, bˈɔːɹn ænd bɹˈɔːt ˌʌp tə kˈʌt wˈʌn ɐnˈʌðɚz θɹˈoʊts ænd ðˌæɾə pˈiːsfəl ɡɹˈuːp ʌv ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈɪɾɪzənz ʃˌʊd lˈæʃ ðɛmsˈɛlvz ˌɪntʊ fˈaɪɾɪŋ mˈuːd bɪkˈʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə kˈʌt θɹˈoʊts wʌz ɡˌɛɾɪŋ ðə wˈɜːst ʌv ɪt, wʌz ˈoʊnli ɐnˈʌðɚɹ ʌvðɪ ʌnspˈiːkəbəl ɐbsˈɜːdᵻɾiz ʌv ðɪs wˈɔːɹ.