text_original: Cardinal de Retz very judiciously observes, that all historians must of necessity be subject to mistakes, in explaining the motives of those actions they record, unless they derive their intelligence from the candid confession of the person whose character they represent; and that, of consequence, every man of importance ought to write his own memoirs, provided he has honesty enough to tell the truth, without suppressing any circumstance that may tend to the information of the reader.
text_transcription: CARDINAL DE RETZ VERY JUDICIOUSLY OBSERVES THAT ALL HISTORIANS MUST OF NECESSITY BE SUBJECT TO MISTAKES IN EXPLAINING THE MOTIVES OF THOSE ACTIONS THEY RECORD UNLESS THEY DERIVE THEIR INTELLIGENCE FROM THE CANDID CONFESSION OF THE PERSON WHOSE CHARACTER THEY REPRESENT AND THAT OF CONSEQUENCE EVERY MAN OF IMPORTANCE OUGHT TO WRITE HIS OWN MEMOIRS PROVIDED HE HAS HONESTY ENOUGH TO TELL THE TRUTH WITHOUT SUPPRESSING ANY CIRCUMSTANCE THAT MAY TEND TO THE INFORMATION OF THE READER
phonemes: kˈɑːɹdɪnəl dɚ ɹˈɛts vˈɛɹi dʒuːdˈɪʃəsli əbzˈɜːvz, ðæt ˈɔːl hɪstˈɔːɹiənz mˈʌst ʌv nəsˈɛsɪɾi biː sˈʌbdʒɛkt tə mɪstˈeɪks, ɪn ɛksplˈeɪnɪŋ ðə mˈoʊɾɪvz ʌv ðoʊz ˈækʃənz ðeɪ ɹᵻkˈɔːɹd, ʌnlˈɛs ðeɪ dᵻɹˈaɪv ðɛɹ ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəns fɹʌmðə kˈændɪd kənfˈɛʃən ʌvðə pˈɜːsən hˌuːz kˈæɹɪktɚ ðeɪ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnt; ænd ðˈæt, ʌv kˈɑːnsɪkwəns, ˈɛvɹi mˈæn ʌv ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns ˈɔːt tə ɹˈaɪt hɪz ˈoʊn mˈɛmwɑːɹz, pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd hiː hɐz ˈɑːnɪsti ɪnˈʌf tə tˈɛl ðə tɹˈuːθ, wɪðˌaʊt səpɹˈɛsɪŋ ˌɛni sˈɜːkəmstˌæns ðæt mˈeɪ tˈɛnd tə ðɪ ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən ʌvðə ɹˈiːdɚ.