text_original: For it was not the name nor office of Dictator which brought Rome to servitude, but the influence which certain of her citizens were able to assume from the prolongation of their term of power; so that even had the name of Dictator been wanting in Rome, some other had been found to serve their ends, since power may readily give titles, but not titles power.
text_transcription: FOR IT WAS NOT THE NAME NOR OFFICE OF DICTATOR WHICH BROUGHT ROME TO SERVITUDE BUT THE INFLUENCE WHICH CERTAIN OF HER CITIZENS WERE ABLE TO ASSUME FROM THE PROLONGATION OF THEIR TERM OF POWER SO THAT EVEN HAD THE NAME OF DICTATOR BEEN WANTING IN ROME SOME OTHER HAD BEEN FOUND TO SERVE THEIR ENDS SINCE POWER MAY READILY GIVE TITLES BUT NOT TITLES POWER
phonemes: fɔːɹ ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt ðə nˈeɪm nˈɔːɹ ˈɑːfɪs ʌv dɪktˈeɪɾɚ wˌɪtʃ bɹˈɔːt ɹˈoʊm tə sˈɜːvɪtˌuːd, bˌʌt ðɪ ˈɪnfluːəns wˌɪtʃ sˈɜːʔn̩ ʌv hɜː sˈɪɾɪzənz wɜːɹ ˈeɪbəl tʊ ɐsˈuːm fɹʌmðə pɹəlɔŋɡˈeɪʃən ʌv ðɛɹ tˈɜːm ʌv pˈaʊɚ; sˌoʊ ðæt ˈiːvən hæd ðə nˈeɪm ʌv dɪktˈeɪɾɚ bˌɪn wˈɔntɪŋ ɪn ɹˈoʊm, sˌʌm ˈʌðɚ hɐdbɪn fˈaʊnd tə sˈɜːv ðɛɹ ˈɛndz, sˈɪns pˈaʊɚ mˈeɪ ɹˈɛdili ɡˈɪv tˈaɪɾəlz, bˌʌt nˌɑːt tˈaɪɾəlz pˈaʊɚ.