text_original: He laid it down that it would be utterly beyond the power of the wisest political philosopher to devise a Constitution so near to absolute perfection as that with which Englishmen living in the reign of his present Majesty, William the Fourth, had been endowed by the wisdom of their ancestors. He affirmed that he had never heard any suggestion which contained the slightest promise of an improvement on that Constitution.
text_transcription: HE LAID IT DOWN THAT IT WOULD BE UTTERLY BEYOND THE POWER OF THE WISEST POLITICAL PHILOSOPHER TO DEVISE A CONSTITUTION SO NEAR TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION AS THAT WITH WHICH ENGLISHMEN LIVING IN THE REIGN OF HIS PRESENT MAJESTY WILLIAM THE FOURTH HAD BEEN ENDOWED BY THE WISDOM OF THEIR ANCESTORS HE AFFIRMED THAT HE HAD NEVER HEARD ANY SUGGESTION WHICH CONTAINED THE SLIGHTEST PROMISE OF AN IMPROVEMENT ON THAT CONSTITUTION
phonemes: hiː lˈeɪd ɪt dˌaʊn ðˌɐɾɪt wʊd biː ˈʌɾɚli bᵻjˌɔnd ðə pˈaʊɚɹ ʌvðə wˈaɪsɪst pəlˈɪɾɪkəl fɪlˈɑːsəfɚ tə dɪvˈaɪz ɐ kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən sˌoʊ nˌɪɹ tʊ ˈæbsəlˌuːt pɚfˈɛkʃən æz ðæt wɪð wˌɪtʃ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃmˌɛn lˈɪvɪŋ ɪnðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv hɪz pɹˈɛzənt mˈædʒᵻsti, wˈɪljəm ðə fˈɔːɹθ, hɐdbɪn ɛndˈaʊd baɪ ðə wˈɪzdəm ʌv ðɛɹ ˈænsɛstɚz. hiː ɐfˈɜːmd ðæt hiː hæd nˈɛvɚ hˈɜːd ˌɛni sədʒˈɛstʃən wˌɪtʃ kəntˈeɪnd ðə slˈaɪɾɪst pɹˈɑːmɪs əvən ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt ˌɔn ðæt kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən.