text_original: They took up a principle and they stood by it. If, as we have said, the speeches made by the promoters of the scheme seem amazing to any intelligent person of our time because of the feeble, apologetic, and almost craven tone in which they assert the claims of a system of national educa  tion, yet it must be admitted that the principle was accepted by the Government at some risk, and that' it was not shabbily deserted in the face of hostile pressure.
text_transcription: THEY TOOK UP A PRINCIPLE AND THEY STOOD BY IT IF AS WE HAVE SAID THE SPEECHES MADE BY THE PROMOTERS OF THE SCHEME SEEM AMAZING TO ANY INTELLIGENT PERSON OF OUR TIME BECAUSE OF THE FEEBLE APOLOGETIC AND ALMOST CRAVEN TONE IN WHICH THEY ASSERT THE CLAIMS OF A SYSTEM OF NATIONAL EDUCATION YET IT MUST BE ADMITTED THAT THE PRINCIPLE WAS ACCEPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT AT SOME RISK AND THAT IT WAS NOT SHABBILY DESERTED IN THE FACE OF HOSTILE PRESSURE
phonemes: ðeɪ tˈʊk ˌʌp ɐ pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ænd ðeɪ stˈʊd baɪ ɪt. ɪf, æz wiː hæv sˈɛd, ðə spˈiːtʃᵻz mˌeɪd baɪ ðə pɹəmˈoʊɾɚz ʌvðə skˈiːm sˈiːm ɐmˈeɪzɪŋ tʊ ˌɛni ɪntˈɛlɪdʒənt pˈɜːsən ʌv ˌaʊɚ tˈaɪm bɪkˈʌz ʌvðə fˈiːbəl, ɐpˌɑːlədʒˈɛɾɪk, ænd ˈɔːlmoʊst kɹˈeɪvən tˈoʊn ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðeɪ ɐsˈɜːt ðə klˈeɪmz əvə sˈɪstəm ʌv nˈæʃənəl ˈɛdʒuːkə tɪˈɑːn, jˈɛt ɪt mˈʌst biː ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd ðætðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəl wʌz ɐksˈɛptᵻd baɪ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt æt sˌʌm ɹˈɪsk, ænd ðæt ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt ʃˈæbɪli dᵻzˈɜːɾᵻd ɪnðə fˈeɪs ʌv hˈɑːstəl pɹˈɛʃɚ.