text_original: At bottom it was an episode in the eternal question of the rela  tions between Church and State. Bismarck belonged to the Evangelical or Lutheran C^^rch, and officially practised its rites ; he used to say that if he had not believed in a Divine Provi  dence "which had' destined this German nation to something good and great," he would have at once given up his post as statesman.
text_transcription: AT BOTTOM IT WAS AN EPISODE IN THE ETERNAL QUESTION OF THE RELATIONS BETWEEN CHURCH AND STATE THIS MARK BELONGED TO THE EVANGELICAL OR LUTHERAN CHURCH AND OFFICIALLY PRACTISED ITS RIGHTS HE USED TO SAY THAT IF HE HAD NOT BELIEVED IN A DIVINE PROVIDENCE WHICH HAD DESTINED THIS GERMAN NATION TO SOMETHING GOOD AND GREAT HE WOULD HAVE AT ONCE GIVEN UP HIS POST AS STATESMAN
phonemes: æt bˈɑːɾəm ɪt wʌz ɐn ˈɛpɪsˌoʊd ɪnðɪ ɪtˈɜːnəl kwˈɛstʃən ʌvðə ɹᵻlˈæ tɪˈɑːnz bᵻtwˌiːn tʃˈɜːtʃ ænd stˈeɪt. bˈɪsmɑːɹk bᵻlˈɔŋd tə ðɪ ˌiːvɐndʒˈɛlɪkəl ɔːɹ lˈuːθɜːɹən sˈiː ˌɑːɹsˌiːˈeɪtʃ, ænd əfˈɪʃəli pɹˈæktɪst ɪts ɹˈaɪts ; hiː jˈuːzd tə sˈeɪ ðæt ɪf hiː hæd nˌɑːt bᵻlˈiːvd ɪn ɐ dᵻvˈaɪn pɹˈoʊvi dˈɛns "wˌɪtʃ hæd dˈɛstɪnd ðɪs dʒˈɜːmən nˈeɪʃən tə sˈʌmθɪŋ ɡˈʊd ænd ɡɹˈeɪt," hiː wʊdhɐv ɐtwˈʌns ɡˈɪvən ˌʌp hɪz pˈoʊst æz stˈeɪtsmən.