text_original: He himself was jealous enough of his authority. One day, when he was talking freely with Bismarck of his colleagues, he had said : " Do you, by chance, take me for a nincompoop ? 44 Years of Preparation I shall be my own Minister of Foreign Affairs and my own Minister of War ; those are matters I understand."
text_transcription: HE HIMSELF WAS JEALOUS ENOUGH OF HIS AUTHORITY ONE DAY WHEN HE WAS TALKING FREELY WITH BISMARCK OF HIS COLLEAGUES HE HAD SAID DO YOU BY CHANCE TAKE ME FOR A NINCOMPOOP I SHALL BE MY OWN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND MY OWN MINISTER OF WAR THOSE ARE MATTERS I UNDERSTAND
phonemes: hiː hɪmsˈɛlf wʌz dʒˈɛləs ɪnˈʌf ʌv hɪz ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi. wˈʌn dˈeɪ, wˌɛn hiː wʌz tˈɔːkɪŋ fɹˈiːli wɪð bˈɪsmɑːɹk ʌv hɪz kˈɑːliːɡz, hiː hæd sˈɛd : " dˈuː juː, baɪ tʃˈæns, tˈeɪk mˌiː fɚɹə nˈɪŋkəmpˌuːp ? fˈɔːɹɾi fˈɔːɹ jˈɪɹz ʌv pɹˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃən aɪʃˌɐl biː maɪ ˈoʊn mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ʌv fˈɔːɹən ɐfˈɛɹz ænd maɪ ˈoʊn mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ʌv wˈɔːɹ ; ðoʊz ɑːɹ mˈæɾɚz aɪ ˌʌndɚstˈænd."