text_original: Shortly after leaving Frankfort, when he was Ambassador at Petersburg, in writing to Herr von Schleinitz, Prussian Minister of Foreign Affairs, he made use of these prophetic words : 38 Years of Preparation " In our federal position I see a defect from which Prussia is suffering, and which, sooner or later, will have to be extirpated ferro et igne, if it is not remedied while there is still time."
text_transcription: SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING FRANKFORT WHEN HE WAS AMBASSADOR AT PETERSBURG IN WRITING TO HERR VON SCHLEINITZ PRUSSIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS HE MADE USE OF THESE PROPHETIC WORDS IN OUR FEDERAL POSITION I SEE A DEFECT FROM WHICH PRUSSIA IS SUFFERING AND WHICH SOONER OR LATER WILL HAVE TO BE EXTIRPATED FEDRO ET IGNAE IF IT IS NOT REMEDIED WHILE THERE IS STILL TIME
phonemes: ʃˈɔːɹtli ˈæftɚ lˈiːvɪŋ fɹˈæŋkfɔːɹt, wˌɛn hiː wʌz ɐmbˈæsədɚɹ æt pˈiːɾɚzbˌɜːɡ, ɪn ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ tə hˈɛɹ vˈɑːn ʃlˈeɪnɪts, pɹˈʌʃən mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ʌv fˈɔːɹən ɐfˈɛɹz, hiː mˌeɪd jˈuːs ʌv ðiːz pɹɑːfˈɛɾɪk wˈɜːdz : θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt jˈɪɹz ʌv pɹˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃən " ɪn ˌaʊɚ fˈɛdɚɹəl pəzˈɪʃən aɪ sˈiː ɐ dˈiːfɛkt fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ pɹˈʌʃə ɪz sˈʌfɚɹɪŋ, ænd wˈɪtʃ, sˈuːnɚɹ ɔːɹ lˈeɪɾɚ, wɪl hæv təbi ˈɛkstɚpˌeɪɾᵻd fˈɛɹoʊ ˈɛt ˈiːn, ɪf ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːt ɹˈɛmədid wˌaɪl ðɛɹ ɪz stˈɪl tˈaɪm."