text_original: Bentham's principle, the greatest happiness of the greatest number, has often been narrowly and unfairly judged, but it may be doubted whether a sounder theory of political and social government has ever come out of the mere wisdom of man.
text_transcription: BENTHAM'S PRINCIPLE THE GREATEST HAPPINESS OF THE GREATEST NUMBER HAS OFTEN BEEN NARROWLY AND UNFAIRLY JUDGED BUT IT MAY BE DOUBTED WHETHER A SOUNDER PRINCIPLE OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL GOVERNMENT HAS EVER COME OUT OF THE MERE WISDOM OF MAN
phonemes: bˈɛnθæmz pɹˈɪnsɪpəl, ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst hˈæpɪnəs ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst nˈʌmbɚ, hɐz ˈɔfən bˌɪn nˈæɹoʊli ænd ʌnfˈɛɹli dʒˈʌdʒd, bˌʌt ɪt mˈeɪ biː dˈaʊɾᵻd wˈɛðɚɹ ɐ sˈaʊndɚ θˈiəɹi ʌv pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ænd sˈoʊʃəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt hɐz ˈɛvɚ kˈʌm ˌaʊɾəv ðə mˈɪɹ wˈɪzdəm ʌv mˈæn.