text_original: The severity of the law of course defeated its own object. It blunted the moral conscience of the nation ; it obliterated the distinction between offences trivial and grave ; it encouraged serious and per  sistent crime; it failed to deter the casual offender.
text_transcription: THE SEVERITY OF THE LAW OF COURSE DEFEATED ITS OWN OBJECT IT BLUNTED THE MORAL CONSCIENCE OF THE NATION IT OBLITERATED THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN OFFENSES TRIVIAL AND GRAVE IT ENCOURAGED SERIOUS AND PERSISTENT CRIME IT FAILED TO DETER THE CASUAL OFFENDER
phonemes: ðə səvˈɛɹᵻɾi ʌvðə lˈɔː ʌv kˈɔːɹs dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd ɪts ˈoʊn ˈɑːbdʒɛkt. ɪt blˈʌntᵻd ðə mˈɔːɹəl kˈɑːnʃəns ʌvðə nˈeɪʃən ; ɪɾ əblˈɪɾɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ðə dɪstˈɪŋkʃən bᵻtwˌiːn əfˈɛnsᵻz tɹˈɪvɪəl ænd ɡɹˈeɪv ; ɪɾ ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒd sˈɪɹiəs ænd pɜː sˈɪstənt kɹˈaɪm; ɪt fˈeɪld tə dɪtˈɜː ðə kˈæʒuːəl əfˈɛndɚ.