text_original: Those who pursue such methods as these seem not to perceive that they are opposed to reason and common sense. For the heart and vital parts of the body, not the extremities, are those which we should keep guarded, since we may live on without the latter, but must die if the former be hurt. But the States of which I speak, leaving the heart undefended, defend only the hands and feet.
text_transcription: THOSE WHO PURSUE SUCH METHODS AS THESE SEEM NOT TO PERCEIVE THAT THEY ARE OPPOSED TO REASON AND COMMON SENSE FOR THE HEART AND VITAL PARTS OF THE BODY NOT THE EXTREMITIES ARE THOSE WHICH WE SHOULD KEEP GUARDED SINCE WE MAY LIVE ON WITHOUT THE LATTER BUT MUST DIE IF THE FORMER BE HURT BUT THE STATES OF WHICH I SPEAK LEAVING THE HEART UNDEFENDED DEFEND ONLY THE HANDS AND FEET
phonemes: ðoʊz hˌuː pɚsˈuː sˈʌtʃ mˈɛθədz æz ðiːz sˈiːm nˌɑːt tə pɚsˈiːv ðæt ðeɪ ɑːɹ əpˈoʊzd tə ɹˈiːzən ænd kˈɑːmən sˈɛns. fɚðə hˈɑːɹt ænd vˈaɪɾəl pˈɑːɹts ʌvðə bˈɑːdi, nˌɑːt ðɪ ɛkstɹˈɛmᵻɾiz, ɑːɹ ðoʊz wˌɪtʃ wiː ʃˌʊd kˈiːp ɡˈɑːɹdᵻd, sˈɪns wiː mˈeɪ lˈɪv ˌɔn wɪðˌaʊt ðə lˈæɾɚ, bˌʌt mˈʌst dˈaɪ ɪf ðə fˈɔːɹmɚ biː hˈɜːt. bˌʌt ðə stˈeɪts ʌvwˈɪtʃ aɪ spˈiːk, lˈiːvɪŋ ðə hˈɑːɹt ˌʌndᵻfˈɛndᵻd, dᵻfˈɛnd ˈoʊnli ðə hˈændz ænd fˈiːt.