text_original: The purity of his life, the probity of his actions, and the excellence of all his public purposes, commended him to the affectionate regard of all who held that morality was more essential to a statesman than eloquence, and that it was better to fail with such a man than to succeed with those to whom, for the most part, the successes of that day were given.
text_transcription: THE PURITY OF HIS LIFE THE PROBITY OF HIS ACTIONS AND THE EXCELLENCE OF ALL HIS PUBLIC PURPOSES COMMENDED HIM TO THE AFFECTIONATE REGARD OF ALL WHO HELD THAT MORALITY WAS MORE ESSENTIAL TO A STATESMAN THAN ELOQUENCE AND THAT IT WAS BETTER TO FAIL WITH SUCH A MAN THAN TO SUCCEED WITH THOSE TO WHOM FOR THE MOST PART THE SUCCESSES OF THAT DAY WERE GIVEN
phonemes: ðə pjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi ʌv hɪz lˈaɪf, ðə pɹˈɑːbᵻɾi ʌv hɪz ˈækʃənz, ænd ðɪ ˈɛksələns ʌv ˈɔːl hɪz pˈʌblɪk pˈɜːpəsᵻz, kəmˈɛndᵻd hˌɪm tə ðɪ ɐfˈɛkʃənət ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹd ʌv ˈɔːl hˌuː hˈɛld ðæt mɔːɹˈælᵻɾi wʌz mˈɔːɹ ᵻsˈɛnʃəl tʊ ɐ stˈeɪtsmən ðɐn ˈɛləkwəns, ænd ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz bˈɛɾɚ tə fˈeɪl wɪð sˈʌtʃ ɐ mˈæn ðɐn tə səksˈiːd wɪð ðoʊz tə hˈuːm, fɚðə mˈoʊst pˈɑːɹt, ðə səksˈɛsᵻz ʌv ðæt dˈeɪ wɜː ɡˈɪvən.