text_original: When the progress ceases, in what condition are we to expect that it will leave mankind? It must always have been seen, more or less distinctly, by political economists, that the increase of wealth is not boundless; that at the end of what they term the progressive state lies the stationary state, that all progress in wealth is but a postponement of this, and that each step in advance is an approach to it.
text_transcription: WHEN THE PROGRESS CEASES IN WHAT CONDITION ARE WE TO EXPECT THAT IT WILL LEAVE MANKIND IT MUST ALWAYS HAVE BEEN SEEN MORE OR LESS DISTINCTLY BY POLITICAL ECONOMISTS THAT THE INCREASE OF WEALTH IS NOT BOUNDLESS THAT AT THE END OF WHAT THEY TERM THE PROGRESSIVE STATE LIES THE STATIONARY STATE THAT ALL PROGRESS IN WEALTH IS BUT A POSTPONEMENT OF THIS AND THAT EACH STEP IN ADVANCE IS AN APPROACH TO IT
phonemes: wˌɛn ðə pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs sˈiːsᵻz, ɪn wʌt kəndˈɪʃən ɑːɹ wiː tʊ ɛkspˈɛkt ðˌɐɾɪt wɪl lˈiːv mæŋkˈaɪnd? ɪt mˈʌst ˈɔːlweɪz hɐvbɪn sˈiːn, mˈɔːɹ ɔːɹ lˈɛs dɪstˈɪŋktli, baɪ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɪkˈɑːnəmˌɪsts, ðætðɪ ˈɪŋkɹiːs ʌv wˈɛlθ ɪz nˌɑːt bˈaʊndləs; ðæt æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv wʌt ðeɪ tˈɜːm ðə pɹəɡɹˈɛsɪv stˈeɪt lˈaɪz ðə stˈeɪʃənˌɛɹi stˈeɪt, ðæt ˈɔːl pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs ɪn wˈɛlθ ɪz bˌʌt ɐ poʊstpˈoʊnmənt ʌv ðˈɪs, ænd ðæt ˈiːtʃ stˈɛp ɪn ɐdvˈæns ɪz ɐn ɐpɹˈoʊtʃ tʊ ɪt.