text_original: He aimed at complete power for himself and his dynasty ; but he achieved this by influ  ence rather than open rule, by intrigue rather than by violence and by money not by the dagger. 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.
text_transcription: HE AIMED AT COMPLETE POWER FOR HIMSELF AND HIS DYNASTY BUT HE ACHIEVED THIS BY INFLUENCE RATHER THAN OPEN RULE BY INTRIGUE RATHER THAN BY VIOLENCE AND BY MONEY NOT BY THE DAGGER 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
phonemes: hiː ˈeɪmd æt kəmplˈiːt pˈaʊɚ fɔːɹ hɪmsˈɛlf ænd hɪz dˈaɪnɐsti ; bˌʌt hiː ɐtʃˈiːvd ðɪs baɪ ˈɪnfluː ɛnsˈɛ ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn ˈoʊpən ɹˈuːl, baɪ ɪntɹˈiːɡ ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn baɪ vˈaɪələns ænd baɪ mˈʌni nˌɑːt baɪ ðə dˈæɡɚ. 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.