text_original: "We desire peace," he said, "not because we are hors de combat ; on the contrary, the fight to day is more in our favour than in late years ; nor even that we may escape indictment in the future, . . . We desire peace because the country needs it to day more than formerly ; because we think we may find it at this moment. We should have sought it earlier if we could have hoped to find it earlier."
text_transcription: WE DESIRE PEACE HE SAID NOT BECAUSE WE ARE EH DE COMBAT ON THE CONTRARY THE FIGHT TO DAY IS MORE IN OUR FAVOUR THAN IN LATE YEARS NOR EVEN THAT WE MAY ESCAPE INDICTMENT IN THE FUTURE WE DESIRE PEACE BECAUSE THE COUNTRY NEEDS IT TO DAY MORE THAN FORMALLY BECAUSE WE THINK WE MAY FIND IT AT THIS MOMENT WE SHOULD HAVE SOUGHT IT EARLIER IF WE COULD HAVE HOPED TO FIND IT EARLIER
phonemes: "wiː dɪzˈaɪɚ pˈiːs," hiː sˈɛd, "nˌɑːt bɪkˈʌz wiː ɑːɹ hˈɔːɹz də kˈɑːmbæt ; ɔnðə kˈɑːntɹɛɹi, ðə fˈaɪt tə dˈeɪ ɪz mˈɔːɹ ɪn ˌaʊɚ fˈeɪvɚ ðɐn ɪn lˈeɪt jˈɪɹz ; nˈɔːɹ ˈiːvən ðæt wiː mˈeɪ ɛskˈeɪp ɪndˈaɪtmənt ɪnðə fjˈuːtʃɚ, . . . wiː dɪzˈaɪɚ pˈiːs bɪkˈʌz ðə kˈʌntɹi nˈiːdz ɪt tə dˈeɪ mˈɔːɹ ðɐn fˈɔːɹmɚli ; bɪkˈʌz wiː θˈɪŋk wiː mˈeɪ fˈaɪnd ɪɾ æt ðɪs mˈoʊmənt. wiː ʃˌʊdəv sˈɔːt ɪɾ ˈɜːlɪɚ ɪf wiː kˌʊdɐv hˈoʊpt tə fˈaɪnd ɪɾ ˈɜːlɪɚ."