text_original: He held that the title of King of 156 The German Empire Prussia was superior to all others. He understood a Prussia with increased territory ; but he was not anxious to exchange for the title of Emperor that of President of the Confederation which he had borne since 1866. * ^ '^ '^"^ Bismarck declared that the adoption of the title of Emperor was a political necessity.
text_transcription: HE HELD THAT THE TITLE OF KING OF PRUSSIA WAS SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHERS HE UNDERSTOOD OF PRUSSIA WITH INCREASED TERRITORY BUT HE WAS NOT ANXIOUS TO EXCHANGE FOR THE TITLE OF EMPEROR THAT OF PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERATION WHICH HE HAD BORNE SINCE EIGHTEEN SIXTY SIX THIS MARK DECLARED THAT THE ADOPTION OF THE TITLE OF EMPEROR WAS A POLITICAL NECESSITY
phonemes: hiː hˈɛld ðætðə tˈaɪɾəl ʌv kˈɪŋ ʌv wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks ðə dʒˈɜːmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ pɹˈʌʃə wʌz suːpˈiəɹɪɚ tʊ ˈɔːl ˈʌðɚz. hiː ˌʌndɚstˈʊd ɐ pɹˈʌʃə wɪð ɪŋkɹˈiːst tˈɛɹɪtˌɔːɹi ; bˌʌt hiː wʌz nˌɑːt ˈæŋʃəs tʊ ɛkstʃˈeɪndʒ fɚðə tˈaɪɾəl ʌv ˈɛmpɚɹɚ ðæt ʌv pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə kənfˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən wˌɪtʃ hiː hæd bˈɔːɹn sˈɪns wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks. ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk"bˈɪsmɑːɹk dᵻklˈɛɹd ðætðɪ ɐdˈɑːpʃən ʌvðə tˈaɪɾəl ʌv ˈɛmpɚɹɚ wʌzɐ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl nəsˈɛsɪɾi.