text_original: Thus the repressive power of the law was necessarily diminished by the uncertainty which common humanity put in the way of its regular enforcement, and that very barbarity of punishment which was intended to keep men back from crime by its mere terrors gave to the criminal only another chance of escape.
text_transcription: THUS THE REPRESSIVE POWER OF THE LAW WAS NECESSARILY DIMINISHED BY THE UNCERTAINTY WHICH COMMON HUMANITY PUT IN THE WAY OF ITS REGULAR ENFORCEMENT AND THAT VERY BARBARITY OF PUNISHMENT WHICH WAS INTENDED TO KEEP MEN BACK FROM CRIME BY ITS MERE TERRORS GAVE TO THE CRIMINAL ONLY ANOTHER CHANCE OF ECAPE
phonemes: ðˈʌs ðə ɹᵻpɹˈɛsɪv pˈaʊɚɹ ʌvðə lˈɔː wʌz nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹᵻli dᵻmˈɪnɪʃt baɪ ðɪ ʌnsˈɜːtənti wˌɪtʃ kˈɑːmən hjuːmˈænᵻɾi pˌʊt ɪnðə wˈeɪ ʌv ɪts ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚɹ ɛnfˈɔːɹsmənt, ænd ðæt vˈɛɹi bɑːɹbˈæɹᵻɾi ʌv pˈʌnɪʃmənt wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɪntˈɛndᵻd tə kˈiːp mˈɛn bˈæk fɹʌm kɹˈaɪm baɪ ɪts mˈɪɹ tˈɛɹɚz ɡˈeɪv tə ðə kɹˈɪmɪnəl ˈoʊnli ɐnˈʌðɚ tʃˈæns ʌv ɛskˈeɪp.