text_original: Concerning my method, I thought it not suffi  cient to use a plain and evident style in what I have to deli\'er, except I took my beginning from the very matter of ciWl government, and thence proceeded to its generation and form, and the first beginning of justice. For everything is best un  derstood by its constitutive causes.
text_transcription: CONCERNING MY METHOD I THOUGHT IT NOT SUFFICIENT TO USE A PLAIN AND EVIDENT STYLE IN WHAT I HAVE TO DELIVER EXCEPT I TOOK MY BEGINNING FROM THE VERY MATTER OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT AND THENCE PROCEEDED TO ITS GENERATION IN FORM AND THE FIRST BEGINNING OF JUSTICE FOR EVERYTHING IS BEST UNDERSTOOD BY ITS CONSTITUTIVE CAUSES
phonemes: kənsˈɜːnɪŋ maɪ mˈɛθəd, aɪ θˈɔːt ɪt nˌɑːt sˈʌfi ʃənt tə jˈuːz ɐ plˈeɪn ænd ˈɛvɪdənt stˈaɪl ɪn wʌt aɪ hæv tə dˈɛli bˈækslæʃ ˈɜː, ɛksˈɛpt aɪ tˈʊk maɪ bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ fɹʌmðə vˈɛɹi mˈæɾɚɹ ʌv sˈaɪ dˌʌbəljˌuːˈɛl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, ænd ðˈɛns pɹəsˈiːdᵻd tʊ ɪts dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən ænd fˈɔːɹm, ænd ðə fˈɜːst bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌv dʒˈʌstɪs. fɔːɹ ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ ɪz bˈɛst ˈʌn dˈɜːstʊd baɪ ɪts kˈɑːnstɪtˌuːɾɪv kˈɔːzᵻz.