text_original: We can understand, therefore, as well from what has now been said, as from what I have often said before, how great a difference there is between the methods followed by the republics of the present times, and those followed by the republics of antiquity; and why it is that we see every day astounding losses alternate with extraordinary gains.
text_transcription: WE CAN UNDERSTAND THEREFORE AS WELL FROM WHAT HAS NOW BEEN SAID AS FROM WHAT I HAVE OFTEN SAID BEFORE HOW GREAT A DIFFERENCE THERE IS BETWEEN THE METHODS FOLLOWED BY THE REPUBLICS OF THE PRESENT TIMES AND THOSE FOLLOWED BY THE REPUBLICS OF ANTIQUITY AND WHY IT IS THAT WE SEE EVERY DAY ASTOUNDING LOSSES ALTERNATE WITH EXTRAORDINARY GAINS
phonemes: wiː kæn ˌʌndɚstˈænd, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, æz wˈɛl fɹʌm wʌt hɐz nˈaʊ bˌɪn sˈɛd, æz fɹʌm wʌt aɪ hæv ˈɔfən sˈɛd bᵻfˈɔːɹ, hˌaʊ ɡɹˈeɪt ɐ dˈɪfɹəns ðɛɹ ɪz bᵻtwˌiːn ðə mˈɛθədz fˈɑːloʊd baɪ ðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪks ʌvðə pɹˈɛzənt tˈaɪmz, ænd ðoʊz fˈɑːloʊd baɪ ðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪks ʌv æntˈɪkwᵻɾi; ænd wˌaɪ ɪɾ ɪz ðæt wiː sˈiː ˈɛvɹi dˈeɪ ɐstˈaʊndɪŋ lˈɔsᵻz ɔːltˈɜːnət wɪð ɛkstɹˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi ɡˈeɪnz.