text_original: But where an uncontrolled authority is given, no security is afforded by the circumstance that the body of the people is not corrupted; for in the briefest possible time absolute authority will make a people corrupt, and obtain for itself friends and partisans.
text_transcription: BUT WHERE AN UNCONTROLLED AUTHORITY IS GIVEN NO SECURITY IS AFFORDED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCE THAT THE BODY OF THE PEOPLE IS NOT CORRUPTED FOR IN THE BRIEFEST POSSIBLE TIME ABSOLUTE AUTHORITY WILL MAKE A PEOPLE CORRUPT AND OBTAIN FOR ITSELF FRIENDS AND PARTISANS
phonemes: bˌʌt wˌɛɹ ɐn ʌŋkəntɹˈoʊld ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ɪz ɡˈɪvən, nˈoʊ sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi ɪz ɐfˈɔːɹdᵻd baɪ ðə sˈɜːkəmstˌæns ðætðə bˈɑːdi ʌvðə pˈiːpəl ɪz nˌɑːt kɚɹˈʌptᵻd; fɔːɹ ɪnðə bɹˈiːfɪst pˈɑːsᵻbəl tˈaɪm ˈæbsəlˌuːt ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi wɪl mˌeɪk ɐ pˈiːpəl kɚɹˈʌpt, ænd əbtˈeɪn fɔːɹ ɪtsˈɛlf fɹˈɛndz ænd pˈɑːɹɾɪsənz.