text_original: The friends to America were powerful, but they fought against tremendous odds. Dulness and mediocrity, a spite that was always stupid, and a stupidity that was often spiteful, an alliance of ignorance and arrogance were the forces against which they struggled in vain.
text_transcription: THE FRIENDS TO AMERICA WERE POWERFUL BUT THEY FOUGHT AGAINST TREMENDOUS ODDS DULNESS AND MEDIOCRITY A SPITE THAT WAS ALWAYS STUPID AND A STUPIDITY THAT WAS OFTEN SPITEFUL AN ALLIANCE OF IGNORANCE AND ARROGANCE WERE THE FORCES AGAINST WHICH THEY STRUGGLED IN VAIN
phonemes: ðə fɹˈɛndz tʊ ɐmˈɛɹɪkə wɜː pˈaʊɚfəl, bˌʌt ðeɪ fˈɔːt ɐɡˈɛnst tɹəmˈɛndəs ˈɑːdz. dˈʌlnəs ænd mˌiːdɪˈɑːkɹᵻɾi, ɐ spˈaɪt ðæt wʌz ˈɔːlweɪz stˈuːpɪd, ænd ɐ stuːpˈɪdᵻɾi ðæt wʌz ˈɔfən spˈaɪtfəl, ɐn ɐlˈaɪəns ʌv ˈɪɡnɚɹəns ænd ˈæɹəɡəns wɜː ðə fˈɔːɹsᵻz ɐɡˈɛnst wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ stɹˈʌɡəld ɪn vˈeɪn.