text_original: Did not Bis  marck feel a sort of retrospective pleasure in putting into relief the mistakes of France at an epoch when Prussia had known how to play her game so ably ? It is certain that there are circumstances under which abstention is the worst of errors.
text_transcription: DID NOT BISMARCK FEEL A SORT OF RETROSPECTIVE PLEASURE IN PUTTING INTO RELIEF THE MISTAKES OF FRANCE AT AN EPOCH WHEN PRUSSIA HAD KNOWN HOW TO PLAY HER GAME SO ABLY IT IS CERTAIN THAT THERE ARE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH ABSTENTION IS THE WORST OF ERRORS
phonemes: dɪdnˌɑːt bˈɪs mˈɑːɹk fˈiːl ɐ sˈɔːɹt ʌv ɹˌɛtɹoʊspˈɛktɪv plˈɛʒɚɹ ɪn pˈʊɾɪŋ ˌɪntʊ ɹᵻlˈiːf ðə mɪstˈeɪks ʌv fɹˈæns æɾ ɐn ˈɛpɑːk wɛn pɹˈʌʃə hæd nˈoʊn hˌaʊ tə plˈeɪ hɜː ɡˈeɪm sˌoʊ ˈeɪbli ? ɪɾ ɪz sˈɜːʔn̩ ðæt ðɛɹˌɑːɹ sˈɜːkəmstˌænsᵻz ˌʌndɚ wˌɪtʃ ɐbstˈɛnʃən ɪz ðə wˈɜːst ʌv ˈɛɹɚz.