text_original: 170 The German Empire Word for word, the Chancellor had said : " It would be scarcely logical to take Metz, which is French, from you, if imperious necessity did not oblige us to keep it. On principle, I should not have wished to keep that town for Germany.
text_transcription: WORD FOR WORD THE CHANCELLOR HAD SAID IT WOULD BE SCARCELY LOGICAL TO TAKE MESS WHICH IS FRENCH FROM YOU IF IMPERIOUS NECESSITY DID NOT OBLIGE US TO KEEP IT ON PRINCIPLE I SHOULD NOT HAVE WISHED TO KEEP THAT TOWN FOR GERMANY
phonemes: wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ðə dʒˈɜːmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ wˈɜːd fɔːɹ wˈɜːd, ðə tʃˈænsɛlɚ hæd sˈɛd : " ɪt wʊd biː skˈɛɹsli lˈɑːdʒɪkəl tə tˈeɪk mˈɛts, wˌɪtʃ ɪz fɹˈɛntʃ, fɹʌm juː, ɪf ɪmpˈɪɹiəs nəsˈɛsɪɾi dɪdnˌɑːt əblˈaɪdʒ ˌʌs tə kˈiːp ɪt. ˌɔn pɹˈɪnsɪpəl, aɪ ʃˌʊd nˌɑːɾɐv wˈɪʃt tə kˈiːp ðæt tˈaʊn fɔːɹ dʒˈɜːməni.