text_original: The price of food was often made enormously high by the purely artificial restrictions imposed upon its importation, and even in some cases on its mere production, and in ordinary human society increase of poverty always means increase of crime. A large proportion of the population was sunk in absolute ignorance, and as yet no systematic attempt whatever was made to establish any form of national education.
text_transcription: THE PRICE OF FOOD WAS OFTEN MADE ENORMOUSLY HIGH BY THE PURELY ARTIFICIAL RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED UPON ITS IMPORTATION AND EVEN IN SOME CASES ON ITS MERE PRODUCTION IN AN ORDINARY HUMAN SOCIETY INCREASE OF POVERTY ALWAYS MEANS INCREASE OF CRIME A HIGH PROPORTION OF THE POPULATION WAS SUNK IN ABSOLUTE IGNORANCE AND AS YET NO SYSTEMATIC ATTEMPT WHATEVER WAS MADE TO ESTABLISH ANY FORM OF NATIONAL EDUCATION
phonemes: ðə pɹˈaɪs ʌv fˈuːd wʌz ˈɔfən mˌeɪd ɪnˈɔːɹməsli hˈaɪ baɪ ðə pjˈʊɹli ˌɑːɹɾɪfˈɪʃəl ɹᵻstɹˈɪkʃənz ɪmpˈoʊzd əpˌɑːn ɪts ɪmpɔːɹtˈeɪʃən, ænd ˈiːvən ɪn sˌʌm kˈeɪsᵻz ˌɔn ɪts mˈɪɹ pɹədˈʌkʃən, ænd ɪn ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi hjˈuːmən səsˈaɪəɾi ˈɪŋkɹiːs ʌv pˈɑːvɚɾi ˈɔːlweɪz mˈiːnz ˈɪŋkɹiːs ʌv kɹˈaɪm. ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ pɹəpˈɔːɹʃən ʌvðə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən wʌz sˈʌŋk ɪn ˈæbsəlˌuːt ˈɪɡnɚɹəns, ænd æz jˈɛt nˈoʊ sˌɪstəmˈæɾɪk ɐtˈɛmpt wʌtˈɛvɚ wʌz mˌeɪd tʊ ɪstˈæblɪʃ ˌɛni fˈɔːɹm ʌv nˈæʃənəl ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən.