text_original: If the earth must lose that great portion of its pleasantness which it owes to things that the unlimited increase of wealth and population would extirpate from it, for the mere purpose of enabling it to support a larger but not a better or a happier population, I sincerely hope, for the sake of posterity, that they will be content to be stationary, long before necessity compels them to it.
text_transcription: IF THE EARTH MUST LOSE THAT GREAT PORTION OF ITS PLEASANTNESS WHICH IT OWES TO THINGS THAT THE UNLIMITED INCREASE OF WEALTH AND POPULATION WOULD EXTIRPATE FROM IT FOR THE MERE PURPOSE OF ENABLING IT TO SUPPORT A LARGER BUT NOT A BETTER OR HAPPIER POPULATION I SINCERELY HOPE FOR THE SAKE OF POSTERITY THAT THEY WILL BE CONTENT TO BE STATIONARY LONG BEFORE NECESSITY COMPELS THEM TO IT
phonemes: ɪf ðɪ ˈɜːθ mˈʌst lˈuːz ðæt ɡɹˈeɪt pˈɔːɹʃən ʌv ɪts plˈɛzəntnəs wˌɪtʃ ɪɾ ˈoʊz tə θˈɪŋz ðætðɪ ʌnlˈɪmɪɾᵻd ˈɪŋkɹiːs ʌv wˈɛlθ ænd pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən wʊd ˈɛkstɚpˌeɪt fɹʌm ɪt, fɚðə mˈɪɹ pˈɜːpəs ʌv ɛnˈeɪblɪŋ ɪt tə səpˈɔːɹt ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒɚ bˌʌt nˌɑːɾə bˈɛɾɚ ɔːɹ ɐ hˈæpɪɚ pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən, aɪ sɪnsˈɪɹli hˈoʊp, fɚðə sˈeɪk ʌv pɑːstˈɛɹᵻɾi, ðæt ðeɪ wɪl biː kəntˈɛnt təbi stˈeɪʃənˌɛɹi, lˈɔŋ bᵻfˌɔːɹ nəsˈɛsɪɾi kəmpˈɛlz ðˌɛm tʊ ɪt.