text_original: He, too, was opposed to the Catholic claims; but he was a statesman of a far higher order than the Duke of Wellington, and it might always safely be assumed of him that he would rightly estimate the force of public opinion, and that when a great movement of political reform had proved itself to be irresistible Peel would never encourage a policy of futile resistance.
text_transcription: HE TOO WAS OPPOSED TO THE CATHOLIC CLAIMS BUT HE WAS A STATESMAN OF A FAR HIGHER ORDER THAN THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON AND IT MIGHT ALWAYS SAFELY BE ASSUMED OF HIM THAT HE WOULD RIGHTLY ESTIMATE THE FORCE OF PUBLIC OPINION AND THAT WHEN A GREAT MOVEMENT OF POLITICAL REFORM HAD PROVED ITSELF TO BE IRRESISTIBLE PEELE WOULD NEVER ENCOURAGE A POLICY OF FUTILE RESISTANCE
phonemes: hiː, tˈuː, wʌz əpˈoʊzd tə ðə kˈæθlɪk klˈeɪmz; bˌʌt hiː wʌzɐ stˈeɪtsmən əvə fˈɑːɹ hˈaɪɚɹ ˈɔːɹdɚ ðɐn ðə dˈuːk ʌv wˈɛlɪŋtən, ænd ɪt mˌaɪt ˈɔːlweɪz sˈeɪfli biː ɐsˈuːmd ʌv hˌɪm ðæt hiː wʊd ɹˈaɪtli ˈɛstᵻmət ðə fˈɔːɹs ʌv pˈʌblɪk əpˈɪniən, ænd ðæt wɛn ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt mˈuːvmənt ʌv pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm hæd pɹˈuːvd ɪtsˈɛlf təbi ɪɹᵻzˈɪstᵻbəl pˈiːl wʊd nˈɛvɚɹ ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒ ɐ pˈɑːlɪsi ʌv fjˈuːɾəl ɹᵻsˈɪstəns.