text_original: Had he not written, in May 1848, that he would have understood the German revolution, " if the first impulse of the unity of Ger  man strength had been to tear Alsace from France and plant the German flag on the cathedral of Strasburg
text_transcription: HAD HE NOT WRITTEN IN MAY OF EIGHTEEN FORTY EIGHT THAT HE WOULD HAVE UNDERSTOOD THE GERMAN REVOLUTION IF THE FIRST IMPULSE OF THE UNITY OF GERMAN STRENGTH HAD BEEN TO TEAR ALSACE FROM FRANCE AND PLANT THE GERMAN FLAG ON THE CATHEDRAL OF STRASBOURG
phonemes: hæd hiː nˌɑːt ɹˈɪʔn̩, ɪn mˈeɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi ˈeɪt, ðæt hiː wʊdhɐv ˌʌndɚstˈʊd ðə dʒˈɜːmən ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃən, " ɪf ðə fˈɜːst ˈɪmpʌls ʌvðə jˈuːnɪɾi ʌv dʒˈɜː mˈæn stɹˈɛŋθ hɐdbɪn tə tˈɛɹ ˈælseɪs fɹʌm fɹˈæns ænd plˈænt ðə dʒˈɜːmən flˈæɡ ɔnðə kɐθˈiːdɹəl ʌv stɹˈæsbɜːɡ