text_original: Thirdly, not to seem of opinion, that there is a less proportion of obedience due to an aristocracy or democracy than a monarchy. For though I have endeavoured, by arguments in my tenth chapter, to gain a belief in me:i, that monarchy is the most commodious government ; which one thing alone I confess in this whole book not to be demonstrated, but only probably stated ; yet every where I expressly say, that in all kind of government whatsoever there ought to be a supreme and equal power.
text_transcription: THIRDLY NOT TO SEEM OF OPINION THAT THERE IS A LESS PROPORTION OF OBEDIENCE DUE TO AN ARISTOCRACY OR DEMOCRACY THAN A MONARCHY FOR THOUGH I HAVE ENDEAVORED BY ARGUMENTS IN MY TENTH CHAPTER TO GAIN A BELIEF IN MAN THAT MONARCHY IS THE MOST COMMODIOUS GOVERNMENT WHICH ONE THING ALONE I CONFESS IN THIS WHOLE BOOK NOT TO BE DEMONSTRATED BUT ONLY PROBABLY STATED YET EVERYWHERE I EXPRESSLY SAY THAT IN ALL KIND OF GOVERNMENT WHATSOEVER THERE OUGHT TO BE A SUPREME AND EQUAL POWER
phonemes: θˈɜːdli, nˌɑːt tə sˈiːm ʌv əpˈɪniən, ðæt ðɛɹ ɪz ɐ lˈɛs pɹəpˈɔːɹʃən ʌv oʊbˈiːdiəns dˈuː tʊ ɐn ˌæɹɪstˈɑːkɹəsi ɔːɹ dᵻmˈɑːkɹəsi ðˌænə mˈɑːnɚki. fɔːɹ ðˌoʊ aɪ hæv ɛndˈɛvɚd, baɪ ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənts ɪn maɪ tˈɛnθ tʃˈæptɚ, tə ɡˈeɪn ɐ bᵻlˈiːf ɪn mˌiː:ˈaɪ, ðæt mˈɑːnɚki ɪz ðə mˈoʊst kəmˈoʊdiəs ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ; wˌɪtʃ wˈʌn θˈɪŋ ɐlˈoʊn aɪ kənfˈɛs ɪn ðɪs hˈoʊl bˈʊk nˌɑːt təbi dˈɛmənstɹˌeɪɾᵻd, bˌʌt ˈoʊnli pɹˈɑːbəbli stˈeɪɾᵻd ; jˈɛt ˈɛvɹi wˌɛɹ aɪ ɛkspɹˈɛsli sˈeɪ, ðæt ɪn ˈɔːl kˈaɪnd ʌv ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wʌtsˌoʊˈɛvɚ ðɛɹ ˈɔːt təbi ɐ suːpɹˈiːm ænd ˈiːkwəl pˈaʊɚ.