text_original: That was a perfectly truthful statement, and it served its purpose. I have given the whole story in detail just to prove what I have so often contended: that these owlish laboratory men whom this age reveres so much are not nearly so wise and omnipotent as they think they are.
text_transcription: THAT WAS A PERFECTLY TRUTHFUL STATEMENT AND IT SERVED ITS PURPOSE I HAVE GIVEN THE WHOLE STORY IN DETAIL JUST TO PROVE WHAT I HAVE SO OFTEN CONTENDED THAT THESE OWLISH ELABORATORY MEN WHOM THIS AGE REVERES SO MUCH ARE NOT NEARLY SO WISE AND OMNIPOTENT AS THEY THINK THEY ARE
phonemes: ðæt wʌzɐ pˈɜːfɛktli tɹˈuːθfəl stˈeɪtmənt, ænd ɪt sˈɜːvd ɪts pˈɜːpəs. aɪ hæv ɡˈɪvən ðə hˈoʊl stˈɔːɹi ɪn diːtˈeɪl dʒˈʌst tə pɹˈuːv wʌt aɪ hæv sˌoʊ ˈɔfən kəntˈɛndᵻd: ðæt ðiːz ˈaʊlɪʃ lˈæbɹətˌɔːɹi mˈɛn hˈuːm ðɪs ˈeɪdʒ ɹᵻvˈɪɹz sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ ɑːɹ nˌɑːt nˌɪɹli sˌoʊ wˈaɪz ænd ɑːmnˈɪpətənt æz ðeɪ θˈɪŋk ðeɪ ɑːɹ.