text_original: The question is still asked, Why should the people of these countries submit to a censor  ship of the press ? What can be the comparison between the harm done by a play which is seldom seen more than once by the same person, and is likely to be forgotten a week after it is seen, and the evil done by a bad book which finds its way into households, and lies on tables, and may be read again and again until its poison has real  ly corrupted the mind
text_transcription: THE QUESTION IS STILL ASKED WHY SHOULD THE PEOPLE OF THESE COUNTRIES SUBMIT TO A CENSORSHIP OF THE PRESS WHAT CAN BE THE COMPARISON BETWEEN THE HARM DONE BY A PLAY WHICH IS SELDOM SEEN MORE THAN ONCE BY THE SAME PERSON AND IS LIKELY TO BE FORGOTTEN A WEEK AFTER IT IS SEEN AND THE EVIL DONE BY A BAD BOOK WHICH FINDS ITS WAY INTO HOUSEHOLDS AND LIES ON TABLES AND MAY BE READ AGAIN AND AGAIN UNTIL ITS POISON HAS REALLY CORRUPTED THE MIND
phonemes: ðə kwˈɛstʃən ɪz stˈɪl ˈæskt, wˌaɪ ʃˌʊd ðə pˈiːpəl ʌv ðiːz kˈʌntɹiz səbmˈɪt tʊ ɐ sˈɛnsɚ ʃˈɪp ʌvðə pɹˈɛs ? wˌʌt kæn biː ðə kəmpˈæɹɪsən bᵻtwˌiːn ðə hˈɑːɹm dˈʌn baɪ ɐ plˈeɪ wˌɪtʃ ɪz sˈɛldəm sˈiːn mˈɔːɹ ðɐn wˈʌns baɪ ðə sˈeɪm pˈɜːsən, ænd ɪz lˈaɪkli təbi fɚɡˈɑːʔn̩ ɐ wˈiːk ˈæftɚɹ ɪɾ ɪz sˈiːn, ænd ðɪ ˈiːvəl dˈʌn baɪ ɐ bˈæd bˈʊk wˌɪtʃ fˈaɪndz ɪts wˈeɪ ˌɪntʊ hˈaʊshoʊldz, ænd lˈaɪz ˌɔn tˈeɪbəlz, ænd mˈeɪ biː ɹˈɛd ɐɡˈɛn ænd ɐɡˈɛn ʌntˈɪl ɪts pˈɔɪzən hɐz ɹˈiːəl lˈaɪ kɚɹˈʌptᵻd ðə mˈaɪnd