text_original: His immense ITALY, 1382 1453 201 wealth was a great weapon in his hands ; and if he wished to punish an enemy he did so by ruining him with taxes, instead of by arrest, torture, or death. His des  potism, on the whole, was based upon popular support. All this does not imply that Cosimo was unselfish and scrupulous.
text_transcription: HIS IMMENSE WEALTH WAS A GREAT WEAPON IN HIS HANDS AND IF HE WISHED TO PUNISH AN ENEMY HE DID SO BY RUINING HIM WITH TAXES INSTEAD OF BY ARREST TORTURE OR DEATH HIS DESPOTISM ON THE WHOLE WAS BASED UPON POPULAR SUPPORT ALL THIS DOES NOT IMPLY THAT COSIMA WAS UNSELFISH AND SCRUPULOUS
phonemes: hɪz ɪmˈɛns ˈɪɾəli, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn wˈɛlθ wʌzɐ ɡɹˈeɪt wˈɛpən ɪn hɪz hˈændz ; ænd ɪf hiː wˈɪʃt tə pˈʌnɪʃ ɐn ˈɛnəmi hiː dˈɪd sˌoʊ baɪ ɹˈuːɪnɪŋ hˌɪm wɪð tˈæksᵻz, ɪnstˈɛd ʌv baɪ ɚɹˈɛst, tˈɔːɹtʃɚ, ɔːɹ dˈɛθ. hɪz dˈɛs pˈɑːɾɪzəm, ɔnðə hˈoʊl, wʌz bˈeɪst əpˌɑːn pˈɑːpjʊlɚ səpˈɔːɹt. ˈɔːl ðɪs dʌznˌɑːt ɪmplˈaɪ ðæt kəsˈɪmoʊ wʌz ʌnsˈɛlfɪʃ ænd skɹˈuːpjʊləs.