text_original: Here then we must leave Pope and Emperor. The Condition Empire had been steadily declining. Not only werepUe ideas of universal rule abandoned and Italy practi  cally independent, but the disunion of Germany was a great source of weakness.
text_transcription: HERE THEN WE MUST LEAVE POPE AN EMPEROR THE EMPIRE HAD BEEN STEADILY DECLINING NOT ONLY WERE IDEAS OF UNIVERSAL RULE ABANDONED AND ITALY PRACTICALLY INDEPENDENT BUT THE DISUNION OF GERMANY WAS A GREAT SOURCE OF WEAKNESS
phonemes: hˈɪɹ ðˈɛn wiː mˈʌst lˈiːv pˈoʊp ænd ˈɛmpɚɹɚ. ðə kəndˈɪʃən ˈɛmpaɪɚ hɐdbɪn stˈɛdili dᵻklˈaɪnɪŋ. nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli wˈɛɹpˌiː jˈuː aɪdˈiəz ʌv jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsəl ɹˈuːl ɐbˈændənd ænd ˈɪɾəli pɹˈækti kˈɔːli ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt, bˌʌt ðə dɪsjˈuːniən ʌv dʒˈɜːməni wʌzɐ ɡɹˈeɪt sˈɔːɹs ʌv wˈiːknəs.