text_original: He was acting in the spirit of a dictator, at once bold and merciful, who is under the impres  sion that he has been invested with extraordinary powers for the very reason that the crisis does not admit of the ordinary operations of law.
text_transcription: HE WAS ACTING IN THE SPIRIT OF A DICTATOR AT ONCE BOLD AND MERCIFUL WHO IS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT HE HAS BEEN INVESTED WITH EXTRAORDINARY POWERS FOR THE VERY REASON THAT THE CRISIS DOES NOT ADMIT OF THE ORDINARY OPERATIONS OF LAW
phonemes: hiː wʌz ˈæktɪŋ ɪnðə spˈɪɹɪt əvə dɪktˈeɪɾɚ, ɐtwˈʌns bˈoʊld ænd mˈɜːsifəl, hˌuː ɪz ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ɪmpɹˈɛz sɪˈɑːn ðæt hiː hˈæzbiːn ɪnvˈɛstᵻd wɪð ɛkstɹˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi pˈaʊɚz fɚðə vˈɛɹi ɹˈiːzən ðætðə kɹˈaɪsɪs dʌznˌɑːt ɐdmˈɪt ʌvðɪ ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz ʌv lˈɔː.