text_original: Even the criminal laws themselves bore terrible testimony to the prevailing ideas, by the fact that property was proclaimed as sacred a possession as life itself.
text_transcription: EVEN THE CRIMINAL LAWS THEMSELVES BORE TERRIBLE TESTIMONY TO THE PREVAILING IDEAS BY THE FACT THAT PROPERTY WAS PROCLAIMED AS SACRED A POSSESSION AS LIFE ITSELF
phonemes: ˈiːvən ðə kɹˈɪmɪnəl lˈɔːz ðɛmsˈɛlvz bˈɔːɹ tˈɛɹᵻbəl tˈɛstᵻməni tə ðə pɹɪvˈeɪlɪŋ aɪdˈiəz, baɪ ðə fˈækt ðæt pɹˈɑːpɚɾi wʌz pɹəklˈeɪmd æz sˈeɪkɹɪd ɐ pəzˈɛʃən æz lˈaɪf ɪtsˈɛlf.