text_original: Popular education had been totally neglected in England, and, indeed, the too common impression among the ruling classes was that the lower orders of the people could never be kept in due obedience to their superiors if they were permitted to make themselves unfit for their station by learning how to read and write.
text_transcription: POPULAR EDUCATION HAD BEEN TOTALLY NEGLECTED IN ENGLAND AND INDEED THE TOO COMMON IMPRESSION AMONG THE RULING CLASSES WAS THAT THE LOWER ORDERS OF THE PEOPLE COULD NEVER BE KEPT IN DUE OBEDIENCE TO THEIR SUPERIORS IF THEY WERE PERMITTED TO MAKE THEMSELVES UNFIT FOR THEIR STATION BY LEARNING HOW TO READ AND WRITE
phonemes: pˈɑːpjʊlɚɹ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən hɐdbɪn tˈoʊɾəli nᵻɡlˈɛktᵻd ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd, ænd, ˌɪndˈiːd, ðə tˈuː kˈɑːmən ɪmpɹˈɛʃən ɐmˌʌŋ ðə ɹˈuːlɪŋ klˈæsᵻz wʌz ðætðə lˈoʊɚɹ ˈɔːɹdɚz ʌvðə pˈiːpəl kʊd nˈɛvɚ biː kˈɛpt ɪn dˈuː oʊbˈiːdiəns tə ðɛɹ suːpˈiəɹɪɚz ɪf ðeɪ wɜː pɚmˈɪɾᵻd tə mˌeɪk ðɛmsˈɛlvz ʌnfˈɪt fɔːɹ ðɛɹ stˈeɪʃən baɪ lˈɜːnɪŋ hˌaʊ tə ɹˈiːd ænd ɹˈaɪt.