text_original: Under the smooth surface of society lay a mass of moral disease, which suddenly broke out into an eruption of complaints, from those who felt themselves oppressed by the old Saxon and ecclesiastical laws under which one half the people of the republic still lived.
text_transcription: UNDER THE SMOOTH SURFACE OF SOCIETY LAY A MASS OF MORAL DISEASE WHICH SUDDENLY BROKE OUT INTO AN ERUPTION OF COMPLAINTS FROM THOSE WHO FELT THEMSELVES OPPRESSED BY THE OLD SAXON AND ECCLESIASTICAL LAWS UNDER WHICH ONE HALF THE PEOPLE OF THE REPUBLIC STILL LIVED
phonemes: ˌʌndɚ ðə smˈuːð sˈɜːfɪs ʌv səsˈaɪəɾi lˈeɪ ɐ mˈæs ʌv mˈɔːɹəl dɪzˈiːz, wˌɪtʃ sˈʌdənli bɹˈoʊk ˈaʊt ˌɪntʊ ɐn ɪɹˈʌpʃən ʌv kəmplˈeɪnts, fɹʌm ðoʊz hˌuː fˈɛlt ðɛmsˈɛlvz əpɹˈɛst baɪ ðɪ ˈoʊld sˈæksən ænd ᵻklˌiːzɪˈæstɪkəl lˈɔːz ˌʌndɚ wˌɪtʃ wˈʌn hˈæf ðə pˈiːpəl ʌvðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk stˈɪl lˈɪvd.