text_original: The wonder which a modern reader will be likely to feel as he studies the subject now is, not that the monopoly should have been abolished with so little trouble, but that rational men should have admitted so long the possibility of any justification for its existence.
text_transcription: THE WONDER WHICH A MODERN READER WILL BE LIKELY TO FEEL AS HE STUDIES THE SUBJECT NOW IS NOT THAT THE MONOPOLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABOLISHED WITH SO LITTLE TROUBLE BUT THAT RATIONAL MEN SHOULD HAVE ADMITTED SO LONG THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY JUSTIFICATION FOR ITS EXISTENCE
phonemes: ðə wˈʌndɚ wˌɪtʃ ɐ mˈɑːdɚn ɹˈiːdɚ wɪl biː lˈaɪkli tə fˈiːl æz hiː stˈʌdiz ðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt nˈaʊ ɪz, nˌɑːt ðætðə mənˈɑːpəli ʃˌʊdəv bˌɪn ɐbˈɑːlɪʃt wɪð sˌoʊ lˈɪɾəl tɹˈʌbəl, bˌʌt ðæt ɹˈæʃənəl mˈɛn ʃˌʊdəv ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd sˌoʊ lˈɔŋ ðə pˌɑːsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌv ˌɛni dʒˌʌstɪfɪkˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ ɪts ɛɡzˈɪstəns.