text_original: Adam Smith always assumes that the condition of the mass of the people, though it may not be positively distressed, must be pinched and stinted in a stationary condition of wealth, and can only be satisfactory in a progressive state.
text_transcription: ADAM SMITH ALWAYS ASSUMES THAT THE CONDITION OF THE MASS OF THE PEOPLE THOUGH IT MAY NOT BE POSITIVELY DISTRESSED MUST BE PINCHED AND STINTED IN A STATIONARY CONDITION OF WEALTH AND CAN ONLY BE SATISFACTORY IN A PROGRESSIVE STATE
phonemes: ˈædəm smˈɪθ ˈɔːlweɪz ɐsˈuːmz ðætðə kəndˈɪʃən ʌvðə mˈæs ʌvðə pˈiːpəl, ðˌoʊ ɪt mˈeɪ nˌɑːt biː pˈɑːzᵻtˌɪvli dɪstɹˈɛst, mˈʌst biː pˈɪntʃt ænd stˈɪntᵻd ɪn ɐ stˈeɪʃənˌɛɹi kəndˈɪʃən ʌv wˈɛlθ, ænd kæn ˈoʊnli biː sˌæɾɪsfˈæktɚɹi ɪn ɐ pɹəɡɹˈɛsɪv stˈeɪt.