text_original: To do Walpole justice, it was no fault of his if the activity of English statesmanship was compelled to engage itself rather in the composing of petty quarrels between Spain and Portugal than in any continuous effort to improve the condition of the popula  tion of these islands. He had at least a full comprehen  sion of the fact that domestic prosperity has a good deal to do with sound finance, and that sound finance depends very much upon a sound foreign policy.
text_transcription: TO DO ALL POLE JUSTICE IT WAS NO FAULT OF HIS IF THE ACTIVITY OF ENGLISH STATESMANSHIP WAS COMPELLED TO ENGAGE ITSELF RATHER IN THE COMPOSING OF PETTY QUARRELS BETWEEN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL THAN IN ANY CONTINUOUS EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE CONDITION OF THE POPULATION OF THESE ISLANDS HE HAD AT LEAST A FULL COMPREHENSION OF THE FACT THAT DOMESTIC PROSPERITY HAS A GOOD DEAL TO DO WITH SOUND FINANCE AND THAT SOUND FINANCE DEPENDS VERY MUCH UPON A SOUND FOREIGN POLICY
phonemes: tə dˈuː wˈɔlpoʊl dʒˈʌstɪs, ɪt wʌz nˈoʊ fˈɔlt ʌv hɪz ɪf ðɪ æktˈɪvᵻɾi ʌv ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ stˈeɪtsmənʃˌɪp wʌz kəmpˈɛld tʊ ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒ ɪtsˈɛlf ɹˈæðɚɹ ɪnðə kəmpˈoʊzɪŋ ʌv pˈɛɾi kwˈɔːɹəlz bᵻtwˌiːn spˈeɪn ænd pˈɔːɹtʃəɡəl ðɐn ɪn ˌɛni kəntˈɪnjuːəs ˈɛfɚt tʊ ɪmpɹˈuːv ðə kəndˈɪʃən ʌvðə pˈɑːpjʊlə tɪˈɑːn ʌv ðiːz ˈaɪləndz. hiː hæd æt lˈiːst ɐ fˈʊl kˌɑːmpɹihˈɛn sɪˈɑːn ʌvðə fˈækt ðæt dəmˈɛstɪk pɹəspˈɛɹᵻɾi hɐz ɐ ɡˈʊd dˈiːl tə dˈuː wɪð sˈaʊnd fˈaɪnæns, ænd ðæt sˈaʊnd fˈaɪnæns dᵻpˈɛndz vˈɛɹi mˈʌtʃ əpˌɑːn ɐ sˈaʊnd fˈɔːɹən pˈɑːlɪsi.