text_original: It would be hard to say whether the provincial governors abroad or the ministers at home were least capable of understanding the people with whom they {148} had to deal, or were most to blame for their actions in the face of a danger that their own folly had brought about.
text_transcription: IT WOULD BE HARD TO SAY WHETHER THE COLONIAL GOVERNMENTS ABROAD OR THE MINISTERS AT HOME WERE LEAST CAPABLE OF UNDERSTANDING THE PEOPLE WITH WHOM THEY HAD TO DEAL OR WERE MOST TO BLAME FOR THEIR ACTIONS IN THE FACE OF A DANGER THAT THEIR OWN FOLLY HAD BROUGHT ABOUT
phonemes: ɪt wʊd biː hˈɑːɹd tə sˈeɪ wˈɛðɚ ðə pɹəvˈɪnʃəl ɡˈʌvɚnɚz ɐbɹˈɔːd ɔːɹ ðə mˈɪnɪstɚz æt hˈoʊm wɜː lˈiːst kˈeɪpəbəl ʌv ˌʌndɚstˈændɪŋ ðə pˈiːpəl wɪð hˈuːm ðeɪ {wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi ˈeɪt} hædtə dˈiːl, ɔːɹ wɜː mˈoʊst tə blˈeɪm fɔːɹ ðɛɹ ˈækʃənz ɪnðə fˈeɪs əvə dˈeɪndʒɚ ðæt ðɛɹ ˈoʊn fˈɑːli hæd bɹˈɔːt ɐbˈaʊt.