text_original: If there is any common delusion of past days which may he taken as entirely exploded now, it is the idea that any man ever swayed vast masses of people, and became the idol and the hero of a nation, by the strength of a conscious hypocrisy and imposture.
text_transcription: IF THERE IS ANY COMMON DELUSION OF PAST DAYS WHICH MAY BE TAKEN AS ENTIRELY EXPLODED NOW IT IS THE IDEA THAT ANY MAN EVER SWAYED VAST MASSES OF PEOPLE AND BECAME THE IDOL AND THE HERO OF A NATION BY THE STRENGTH OF A CONSCIOUS HYPOCRISY AND IMPOSTURE
phonemes: ɪf ðɛɹ ɪz ˌɛni kˈɑːmən dᵻlˈuːʒən ʌv pˈæst dˈeɪz wˌɪtʃ mˈeɪ hiː tˈeɪkən æz ɛntˈaɪɚli ɛksplˈoʊdᵻd nˈaʊ, ɪɾ ɪz ðɪ aɪdˈiə ðæt ˌɛni mˈæn ˈɛvɚ swˈeɪd vˈæst mˈæsᵻz ʌv pˈiːpəl, ænd bɪkˌeɪm ðɪ ˈaɪdəl ænd ðə hˈiəɹoʊ əvə nˈeɪʃən, baɪ ðə stɹˈɛŋθ əvə kˈɑːnʃəs hɪpˈɑːkɹəsi ænd ɪmpˈɔstʃɚ.