text_original: [Sidenote: 1831  Lord John Russell's speech] Lord John Russell opened his speech by a vindication of the representative principle as the first condition of the English constitutional system. He made it clear that in the early days of our Parliaments this principle had been distinctly acknowledged, and, to a certain extent, had been carried out in practice.
text_transcription: LORD JOHN RUSSELL OPENED HIS SPEECH BY A VINDICATION OF THE REPRESENTATIVE PRINCIPLE AS THE FIRST CONDITION OF THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM HE MADE IT CLEAR THAT IN THE EARLY DAYS OF OUR PARLIAMENTS THIS PRINCIPLE HAD BEEN DISTINCTLY ACKNOWLEDGED AND TO A CERTAIN EXTENT HAD BEEN CARRIED OUT IN PRACTICE
phonemes: [sˈaɪdnoʊt: wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn lˈɔːɹd dʒˈɑːn ɹˈʌsəlz spˈiːtʃ] lˈɔːɹd dʒˈɑːn ɹˈʌsəl ˈoʊpənd hɪz spˈiːtʃ baɪ ɐ vˌɪndɪkˈeɪʃən ʌvðə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv pɹˈɪnsɪpəl æz ðə fˈɜːst kəndˈɪʃən ʌvðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl sˈɪstəm. hiː mˌeɪd ɪt klˈɪɹ ðæt ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli dˈeɪz ʌv ˌaʊɚ pˈɑːɹləmənts ðɪs pɹˈɪnsɪpəl hɐdbɪn dɪstˈɪŋktli ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒd, ænd, tʊ ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ ɛkstˈɛnt, hɐdbɪn kˈæɹid ˈaʊt ɪn pɹˈæktɪs.