text_original: This brilliant epigram, flung out as a retort to Sir Francis Burdett, re  flected RusselFs genuine conviction. But with all his great qualities and important achievements it is difficult to feel assured that the ultimate judgment of history will give to Lord Russell a place in the small " first class " of English statesmanship in which Walpole and Chatham, Pitt and Peel are indisputably included.
text_transcription: THIS BRILLIANT EPIGRAM FLUNG OUT AS A RETORT TO SIR FRANCIS BURDOTT REFLECTED RUSSELL'S GENUINE CONVICTION BUT WITH ALL HIS GREAT QUALITIES AND IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENTS IT IS DIFFICULT TO FEEL ASSURED THAT THE ULTIMATE JUDGMENT OF HISTORY WILL GIVE TO LORD RUSSELL A PLACE IN THE SMALL FIRST CLASS OF ENGLISH STATESMANSHIP IN WHICH WALPOLE AND CHATHAM PITT AND PEEL ARE INDISPUTABLY INCLUDED
phonemes: ðɪs bɹˈɪliənt ˈɛpɪɡɹˌæm, flˈʌŋ ˈaʊt æz ɐ ɹᵻtˈɔːɹt tə sˌɜː fɹˈænsɪs bˈɜːdɪt, ɹˌiː flˈɛktᵻd ɹˈʌsəl ˌɛfˈɛs dʒˈɛnjuːɪn kənvˈɪkʃən. bˌʌt wɪð ˈɔːl hɪz ɡɹˈeɪt kwˈɔlᵻɾiz ænd ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt ɐtʃˈiːvmənts ɪɾ ɪz dˈɪfɪkəlt tə fˈiːl əʃˈʊɹd ðætðɪ ˈʌltᵻmət dʒˈʌdʒmənt ʌv hˈɪstɚɹi wɪl ɡˈɪv tə lˈɔːɹd ɹˈʌsəl ɐ plˈeɪs ɪnðə smˈɔːl " fˈɜːst klˈæs " ʌv ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ stˈeɪtsmənʃˌɪp ɪnwˌɪtʃ wˈɔlpoʊl ænd tʃˈæɾəm, pˈɪt ænd pˈiːl ɑːɹ ˌɪndɪspjˈuːɾəbli ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd.