text_original: He was neither a great warrior nor an impressive figure, but he was a clear headed prudent man, a hard worker and a far  sighted statesman ; he preferred diplomacy to force and the substance of power to the show and pomp of majesty.
text_transcription: HE WAS NEITHER A GREAT WARRIOR NOR AN IMPRESSIVE FIGURE BUT HE WAS A CLEAR HEADED PRUDENT MAN A HARD WORKER AND A FARSIGHTED STATESMAN HE PREFERRED DIPLOMACY TO FORCE AND THE SUBSTANCE OF POWER TO THE SHOW AND POMP OF MAJESTY
phonemes: hiː wʌz nˈiːðɚɹ ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt wˈɔːɹɪɚ nˈɔːɹ ɐn ɪmpɹˈɛsɪv fˈɪɡjɚ, bˌʌt hiː wʌzɐ klˈɪɹ hˈɛdᵻd pɹˈuːdənt mˈæn, ɐ hˈɑːɹd wˈɜːkɚ ænd ɐ fˈɑːɹ sˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪtsmən ; hiː pɹɪfˈɜːd dɪplˈoʊməsi tə fˈɔːɹs ænd ðə sˈʌbstəns ʌv pˈaʊɚ tə ðə ʃˈoʊ ænd pˈɑːmp ʌv mˈædʒᵻsti.