text_original: Even if he had inquired into the subject, it is not likely that he would have come to any wiser conclusion about it. The dramatic instinct, if we may be allowed to call it so, which enables a man to put himself for the moment into the condition and mood of men entirely unlike himself in feelings and conditions, is an indis  pensable element of real statesmanship ; but it is the rarest of all gifts among politicians of the second order.
text_transcription: EVEN IF HE HAD INQUIRED INTO THIS SUBJECT IT IS NOT LIKELY THAT HE WOULD HAVE COME TO ANY WISER CONCLUSION ABOUT IT THE DRAMATIC INSTINCT IF WE MAY BE ALLOWED TO CALL IT SO WHICH ENABLES A MAN TO PUT HIMSELF FOR THE MOMENT INTO THE CONDITION AND MOOD OF MEN ENTIRELY UNLIKE HIMSELF IN FEELINGS AND CONDITIONS IS AN INDISPENSABLE ELEMENT OF REAL STATESMANSHIP BUT IT IS THE RAREST OF ALL GIFTS AMONG POLITICIANS OF THIS SECOND ORDER
phonemes: ˈiːvən ɪf hiː hæd ɪŋkwˈaɪɚd ˌɪntʊ ðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt, ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːt lˈaɪkli ðæt hiː wʊdhɐv kˈʌm tʊ ˌɛni wˈaɪzɚ kəŋklˈuːʒən ɐbˈaʊt ɪt. ðə dɹəmˈæɾɪk ˈɪnstɪŋkt, ɪf wiː mˈeɪ biː ɐlˈaʊd tə kˈɔːl ɪt sˈoʊ, wˌɪtʃ ɛnˈeɪbəlz ɐ mˈæn tə pˌʊt hɪmsˈɛlf fɚðə mˈoʊmənt ˌɪntʊ ðə kəndˈɪʃən ænd mˈuːd ʌv mˈɛn ɛntˈaɪɚli ʌnlˈaɪk hɪmsˈɛlf ɪn fˈiːlɪŋz ænd kəndˈɪʃənz, ɪz ɐn ɪndˈɪs pˈɛnsəbəl ˈɛlɪmənt ʌv ɹˈiːəl stˈeɪtsmənʃˌɪp ; bˌʌt ɪɾ ɪz ðə ɹˈɛɹɪst ʌv ˈɔːl ɡˈɪfts ɐmˌʌŋ pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃənz ʌvðə sˈɛkənd ˈɔːɹdɚ.