text_original: He had a power of misunderstanding a political situation and underestimating a political crisis which, if it could only have been reversed, would have earned him a foremost place among the statesmen of his time.
text_transcription: HE HAD A POWER OF MISUNDERSTANDING A POLITICAL SITUATION AND UNDERESTIMATING A POLITICAL CRISIS WHICH IF IT COULD ONLY HAVE BEEN REVERSED WOULD HAVE EARNED HIM A FOREMOST PLACE AMONG THE STATESMEN OF HIS TIME
phonemes: hiː hæd ɐ pˈaʊɚɹ ʌv mɪsˌʌndɚstˈændɪŋ ɐ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən ænd ˌʌndɚɹˈɛstᵻmˌeɪɾɪŋ ɐ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl kɹˈaɪsɪs wˈɪtʃ, ɪf ɪt kʊd ˈoʊnli hɐvbɪn ɹᵻvˈɜːst, wʊdhɐv ˈɜːnd hˌɪm ɐ fˈɔːɹmoʊst plˈeɪs ɐmˌʌŋ ðə stˈeɪtsmɛn ʌv hɪz tˈaɪm.