text_original: The preponderence of the mandarins never signifies any good, any more than does the advent of democracy, or arbitration instead of war, equal rights for women, the religion of pity, and all the other symptoms of declining life.
text_transcription: THE PREPONDERANCE OF THE MANDARINS NEVER SIGNIFIES ANY GOOD ANY MORE THAN DOES THE ADVENT OF DEMOCRACY OR ARBITRATION INSTEAD OF WAR EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN THE RELIGION OF PITY AND ALL THE OTHER SYMPTOMS OF DECLINING LIFE
phonemes: ðə pɹɪpˈɑːndɚɹəns ʌvðə mˈændɚɹˌɪnz nˈɛvɚ sˈɪɡnᵻfˌaɪz ˌɛni ɡˈʊd, ˌɛni mˈɔːɹ ðɐn dˈʌz ðɪ ˈædvɛnt ʌv dᵻmˈɑːkɹəsi, ɔːɹ ˌɑːɹbɪtɹˈeɪʃən ɪnstˈɛd ʌv wˈɔːɹ, ˈiːkwəl ɹˈaɪts fɔːɹ wˈɪmɪn, ðə ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən ʌv pˈɪɾi, ænd ˈɔːl ðɪ ˈʌðɚ sˈɪmptəmz ʌv dᵻklˈaɪnɪŋ lˈaɪf.