text_original: They believed that he was serious when he professed to have no faith in anything; when he declared that he only lived for pleas  ure, and did not care by what means he got it; that poli  tics were to him ridiculous, and ambition was the folly of a vulgar mind.
text_transcription: THEY BELIEVED THAT HE WAS SERIOUS WHEN HE PROFESSED TO HAVE NO FAITH IN ANYTHING WHEN HE DECLARED THAT HE ONLY LIVED FOR PLEASURE AND DID NOT CARE BY WHAT MEANS HE GOT IT THAT POLITICS WERE TO HIM RIDICULOUS AND AMBITION WAS THE FOLLY OF A VULGAR MIND
phonemes: ðeɪ bᵻlˈiːvd ðæt hiː wʌz sˈɪɹiəs wɛn hiː pɹəfˈɛst tə hæv nˈoʊ fˈeɪθ ɪn ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ; wˌɛn hiː dᵻklˈɛɹd ðæt hiː ˈoʊnli lˈɪvd fɔːɹ plˈiːz jˈʊɹ, ænd dɪdnˌɑːt kˈɛɹ baɪ wʌt mˈiːnz hiː ɡˈɑːt ɪt; ðæt pˈoʊli tˈɪks wɜː tə hˌɪm ɹɪdˈɪkjʊləs, ænd æmbˈɪʃən wʌzðə fˈɑːli əvə vˈʌlɡɚ mˈaɪnd.