text_original: His answer was sim  ple and straightforward. " If by arbitrary power you mean a power which I exercise singly, without any colleagues therein, this is certainly true; but I see no hurt in it."
text_transcription: HIS ANSWER WAS SIMPLE AND STRAIGHTFORWARD IF BY ARBITRARY POWER YOU MEAN A POWER WHICH I EXERCISED SINGLY WITHOUT ANY COLLEAGUES THEREIN THIS IS CERTAINLY TRUE BUT I SEE NO HURT IN IT
phonemes: hɪz ˈænsɚ wʌz sˈɪm plˈiː ænd stɹeɪtfˈɔːɹwɚd. " ɪf baɪ ˈɑːɹbɪtɹˌɛɹi pˈaʊɚ juː mˈiːn ɐ pˈaʊɚ wˌɪtʃ aɪ ˈɛksɚsˌaɪz sˈɪŋɡli, wɪðˌaʊt ˌɛni kˈɑːliːɡz ðɛɹˈɪn, ðɪs ɪz sˈɜːʔn̩li tɹˈuː; bˌʌt aɪ sˈiː nˈoʊ hˈɜːt ɪn ɪt."