text_original: In like manner, not many years ago, the Venetians, with a full treasury, lost their whole dominions without deriving the least advantage from their wealth. I maintain, therefore, that it is not gold, as is vulgarly supposed, that is the sinews of war, but good soldiers; or while gold by itself will not gain you good soldiers, good soldiers may readily get you gold.
text_transcription: IN LIKE MANNER NOT MANY YEARS AGO THE VENETIANS WITH A FULL TREASURY LOST THEIR WHOLE DOMINIONS WITHOUT DERIVING THE LEAST ADVANTAGE FROM THEIR WEALTH I MAINTAIN THEREFORE THAT IT IS NOT GOLD AS IS VULGARLY SUPPOSED THAT IS THE SINEWS OF WAR BUT GOOD SOLDIERS OR WHILE GOLD BY ITSELF WILL NOT GAIN YOU GOOD SOLDIERS GOOD SOLDIERS MAY READILY GET YOU GOLD
phonemes: ɪn lˈaɪk mˈænɚ, nˌɑːt mˈɛni jˈɪɹz ɐɡˈoʊ, ðə vɛnˈiːʃənz, wɪð ɐ fˈʊl tɹˈɛʒɚɹi, lˈɔst ðɛɹ hˈoʊl dəmˈɪniənz wɪðˌaʊt dᵻɹˈaɪvɪŋ ðə lˈiːst ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ fɹʌm ðɛɹ wˈɛlθ. aɪ meɪntˈeɪn, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, ðˌɐɾɪt ɪz nˌɑːt ɡˈoʊld, ˌæzˌɪz vˈʌlɡɚli səpˈoʊzd, ðæt ɪz ðə sˈɪnjuːz ʌv wˈɔːɹ, bˌʌt ɡˈʊd sˈoʊldʒɚz; ɔːɹ wˌaɪl ɡˈoʊld baɪ ɪtsˈɛlf wɪl nˌɑːt ɡˈeɪn juː ɡˈʊd sˈoʊldʒɚz, ɡˈʊd sˈoʊldʒɚz mˈeɪ ɹˈɛdili ɡɛt juː ɡˈoʊld.