text_original: * Of all the taxes I ever could think of,' he argued, * there is not one more general, nor one less felt, than that of the duty upon salt.' He described it as a ' tax that every man in the nation contributes to according to his circumstances and condition in life.'
text_transcription: OF ALL THE TAXES I EVER COULD THINK OF HE ARGUED THERE IS NOT ONE MORE GENERAL NOR ONE LESS FELT THAN THAT OF THE DUTY UPON SALT HE DESCRIBED IT AS A TAX THAT EVERY MAN IN THE NATION CONTRIBUTES TO ACCORDING TO HIS CIRCUMSTANCES AND CONDITION IN LIFE
phonemes: ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ʌv ˈɔːl ðə tˈæksᵻz aɪ ˈɛvɚ kʊd θˈɪŋk ʌv,hiː ˈɑːɹɡjuːd, ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ðɛɹ ɪz nˌɑːt wˈʌn mˈɔːɹ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl, nˈɔːɹ wˈʌn lˈɛs fˈɛlt, ðɐn ðæt ʌvðə dˈuːɾi əpˌɑːn sˈɔlt.hiː dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ɪɾ æz ɐ tˈæks ðæt ˈɛvɹi mˈæn ɪnðə nˈeɪʃən kəntɹˈɪbjuːts tʊ ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋ tə hɪz sˈɜːkəmstˌænsᵻz ænd kəndˈɪʃən ɪn lˈaɪf.