text_original: I believe that this Government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved : I do not expect the house to fall : but I do expect that it will cease to be divided. It will become all the one thing or all the other.
text_transcription: I BELIEVE THAT THIS GOVERNMENT CANNOT ENDURE PERMANENTLY HALF SLAVE AND HALF FREE I DO NOT EXPECT THE UNION TO BE DISSOLVED I DO NOT EXPECT THE HOUSE TO FALL BUT I DO EXPECT THAT IT WILL CEASE TO BE DIVIDED IT WILL BECOME ALL THE ONE THING OR ALL THE OTHER
phonemes: aɪ bᵻlˈiːv ðæt ðɪs ɡˈʌvɚnmənt kænˈɑːt ɛndˈʊɹ pˈɜːmənəntli hˈæf slˈeɪv ænd hˈæf fɹˈiː. aɪ duːnˌɑːt ɛkspˈɛkt ðə jˈuːniən təbi dɪsˈɑːlvd : aɪ duːnˌɑːt ɛkspˈɛkt ðə hˈaʊs tə fˈɔːl : bˌʌt aɪ dˈuː ɛkspˈɛkt ðˌɐɾɪt wɪl sˈiːs təbi dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd. ɪt wɪl bɪkˌʌm ˈɔːl ðə wˈʌn θˈɪŋ ɔːɹ ˈɔːl ðɪ ˈʌðɚ.