text_original: Three years earlier, when he heard that England had renounced the Protectorate over the Ionian Isles, he had said : " A State which leaves off taking, and begins to give up, is finished as a great Power."
text_transcription: THREE YEARS EARLIER WHEN HE HEARD THAT ENGLAND HAD RENOUNCED THE PROTECTORATE OVER THE IONIAN ISLES HE HAD SAID A STATE WHICH LEAVES OFF TAKING AND BEGINS TO GIVE UP IS FINISHED AS A GREAT POWER
phonemes: θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz ˈɜːlɪɚ, wˌɛn hiː hˈɜːd ðæt ˈɪŋɡlənd hæd ɹᵻnˈaʊnst ðə pɹətˈɛktɚɹˌeɪt ˌoʊvɚ ðɪ aɪˈɑːniən ˈaɪəlz, hiː hæd sˈɛd : " ɐ stˈeɪt wˌɪtʃ lˈiːvz ˈɔf tˈeɪkɪŋ, ænd bɪɡˈɪnz tə ɡˈɪv ˈʌp, ɪz fˈɪnɪʃt æz ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt pˈaʊɚ."