text_original: No one could doubt that the Federal Government was in the wrong ; but the highest function of diplomacy, as the Prince conceived it, is to build a golden bridge for discomfited opponents.
text_transcription: NO ONE COULD DOUBT THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WAS IN THE WRONG BUT THE HIGHEST FUNCTION OF DIPLOMACY AS THE PRINCE CONCEIVED IT IS TO BUILD A GOLDEN BRIDGE FOR DISCOMFITED OPPONENTS
phonemes: nˈoʊwˈʌn kʊd dˈaʊt ðætðə fˈɛdɚɹəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wʌz ɪnðə ɹˈɔŋ ; bˌʌt ðə hˈaɪɪst fˈʌŋkʃən ʌv dɪplˈoʊməsi, æz ðə pɹˈɪns kənsˈiːvd ɪt, ɪz tə bˈɪld ɐ ɡˈoʊldən bɹˈɪdʒ fɔːɹ dɪskˈʌmfɪɾᵻd əpˈoʊnənts.