text_original: It is painful to have to record such a fact, but it is indispensable that it should be recorded. It would be vain to attempt to explain how the principles and the honour of English statesmanship fell for the hour under the demorali  sing influence which allowed such things to be thought legitimate.
text_transcription: IT IS PAINFUL TO HAVE TO RECORD SUCH A FACT BUT IT IS INDISPENSABLE THAT IT SHOULD BE RECORDED IT WOULD BE VAIN TO ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN HOW THE PRINCIPLES AND THE HONOR OF ENGLISH STATESMANSHIP FELL FOR THE HOUR UNDER THE DEMORALIZING INFLUENCE WHICH ALLOWED SUCH THINGS TO BE THOUGHT LEGITIMATE
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz pˈeɪnfəl tə hæv tə ɹᵻkˈɔːɹd sˈʌtʃ ɐ fˈækt, bˌʌt ɪɾ ɪz ˌɪndɪspˈɛnsəbəl ðˌɐɾɪt ʃˌʊd biː ɹᵻkˈɔːɹdᵻd. ɪt wʊd biː vˈeɪn tʊ ɐtˈɛmpt tʊ ɛksplˈeɪn hˌaʊ ðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz ænd ðɪ ˈɑːnɚɹ ʌv ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ stˈeɪtsmənʃˌɪp fˈɛl fɚðɪ ˈaʊɚɹ ˌʌndɚ ðə dᵻməɹˈɑːli sˈɪŋ ˈɪnfluːəns wˌɪtʃ ɐlˈaʊd sˈʌtʃ θˈɪŋz təbi θˈɔːt lədʒˈɪɾᵻmət.