text_original: — They submitted themselves to punishment, just as one submits one's self to a disease, to a misfortune, or to death, with that stub  born and resigned fatalism which gives the Russians, for instance, even nowadays, the advantage over us West  erners, in the handling of life.
text_transcription: THEY SUBMITTED THEMSELVES TO PUNISHMENT JUST AS ONE SUBMITS ONESELF TO HIS DISEASE TO A MISFORTUNE OR TO DEATH WITH THAT STUBBORN AND RESIGNED FATALISM WHICH GIVES THE RUSSIANS FOR INSTANCE EVEN NOWADAYS THE ADVANTAGE OVER US WESTERNERS IN THE HANDLING OF LIFE
phonemes: — ðeɪ səbmˈɪɾᵻd ðɛmsˈɛlvz tə pˈʌnɪʃmənt, dʒˈʌst æz wˈʌn səbmˈɪts wˈʌnz sˈɛlf tʊ ɐ dɪzˈiːz, tʊ ɐ mɪsfˈɔːɹtʃʊn, ɔːɹ tə dˈɛθ, wɪð ðæt stˈʌb bˈɔːɹn ænd ɹɪzˈaɪnd fˈeɪɾəlˌɪzəm wˌɪtʃ ɡˈɪvz ðə ɹˈʌʃənz, fɔːɹ ˈɪnstəns, ˈiːvən nˈaʊədˌeɪz, ðɪ ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ ˌoʊvɚɹ ˌʌs wˈɛst ˈɜːnɚz, ɪnðə hˈændlɪŋ ʌv lˈaɪf.