text_original: But first let us set forth the advantages and disadvantages of a city in general ; lest some perhaps should think it better, that every man be left to live at his own will, than to constitute any society at all.
text_transcription: BUT FIRST LET US SET FORTH THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF A CITY IN GENERAL LEST SOME PERHAPS SHOULD THINK IT BETTER THAT EVERY MAN BE LEFT TO LIVE AT HIS OWN WILL THAN TO CONSTITUTE ANY SOCIETY AT ALL
phonemes: bˌʌt fˈɜːst lˈɛt ˌʌs sˈɛt fˈɔːɹθ ðɪ ɐdvˈæntɪdʒᵻz ænd dˌɪsɐdvˈæntɪdʒᵻz əvə sˈɪɾi ɪn dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ; lˈɛst sˌʌm pɚhˈæps ʃˌʊd θˈɪŋk ɪt bˈɛɾɚ, ðæt ˈɛvɹi mˈæn biː lˈɛft tə lˈɪv æt hɪz ˈoʊn wˈɪl, ðɐn tə kˈɑːnstɪtˌuːt ˌɛni səsˈaɪəɾi æɾ ˈɔːl.