text_original: Neither ought he to have saiA, declaring v/hat was needful to be done, but commanding ; for what the city declares, it commands its subjects. He therefore by a city understood a multitude of men, declaring by common consent (imngiue it a writing con  firmed by votes) some certain forms of living.
text_transcription: NEITHER OUGHT HE TO HAVE SAID DECLARING WHAT WAS NEEDFUL TO BE DONE BUT COMMANDING FOR WHAT THE CITY DECLARES IT COMMANDS ITS SUBJECTS HE THEREFORE BY A CITY UNDERSTOOD A MULTITUDE OF MEN DECLARING BY COMMON CONSENT IMAGINATIVE WRITING CONFIRMED BY VOTES SOME CERTAIN FORMS OF LIVING
phonemes: nˈiːðɚɹ ˈɔːt hiː tə hæv sˈaɪ ˈeɪ, dᵻklˈɛɹɪŋ vˈiː slˈæʃ hˈæt wʌz nˈiːdfəl təbi dˈʌn, bˌʌt kəmˈændɪŋ ; fɔːɹ wʌt ðə sˈɪɾi dᵻklˈɛɹz, ɪt kəmˈændz ɪts sˈʌbdʒɛkts. hiː ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ baɪ ɐ sˈɪɾi ˌʌndɚstˈʊd ɐ mˈʌltɪtˌuːd ʌv mˈɛn, dᵻklˈɛɹɪŋ baɪ kˈɑːmən kənsˈɛnt (ɪmŋɡˈɪjuː ɪɾ ɐ ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ kˈɑːn fˈɜːmd baɪ vˈoʊts) sˌʌm sˈɜːʔn̩ fˈɔːɹmz ʌv lˈɪvɪŋ.