text_original: While I would not make any distinction whatever between a negro who held property and one who did not, yet if the sovereign State of New York chooses to make that distinction it is her business, and not mine; and I will not quarrel with her for it. She can do as she pleases on this question if she minds her own business, and we will do the same thing.
text_transcription: WHILE I WOULD NOT MAKE ANY DISTINCTION WHATEVER BETWEEN A NEGRO WHO HELD PROPERTY AND ONE WHO DID NOT YET IF THE SOVEREIGN STATE OF NEW YORK CHOOSES TO MAKE THAT DISTINCTION IT IS HER BUSINESS AND NOT MINE AND I WILL NOT QUARREL WITH HER FOR IT SHE CAN DO AS SHE PLEASES ON THIS QUESTION IF SHE MINDS HER OWN BUSINESS AND WE WILL DO THE SAME THING
phonemes: wˌaɪl aɪ wʊd nˌɑːt mˌeɪk ˌɛni dɪstˈɪŋkʃən wʌtˈɛvɚ bᵻtwˌiːn ɐ nˈiːɡɹoʊ hˌuː hˈɛld pɹˈɑːpɚɾi ænd wˈʌn hˌuː dɪdnˈɑːt, jˈɛt ɪf ðə sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn stˈeɪt ʌv nˈuː jˈɔːɹk tʃˈuːzᵻz tə mˌeɪk ðæt dɪstˈɪŋkʃən ɪɾ ɪz hɜː bˈɪznəs, ænd nˌɑːt mˈaɪn; ænd aɪ wɪl nˌɑːt kwˈɔːɹəl wɪð hɜː fɔːɹ ɪt. ʃiː kæn dˈuː æz ʃiː plˈiːzᵻz ˌɔn ðɪs kwˈɛstʃən ɪf ʃiː mˈaɪndz hɜːɹ ˈoʊn bˈɪznəs, ænd wiː wɪl dˈuː ðə sˈeɪm θˈɪŋ.