text_original: There never would have been any difficulty in the matter if the Ministry had acted with any dis  cretion ; but it would be absurd to expect that a great nation, whose constitutional system is built up of precedents, should agree at once and without demur to every new arrangement which it might seem convenient to a Ministry to make in a hurry.
text_transcription: THERE NEVER WOULD HAVE BEEN ANY DIFFICULTY IN THE MATTER IF THE MINISTRY IT ACTED WITH ANY DISCRETION BUT IT WOULD BE ABSURD TO EXPECT THAT A GREAT NATION WHOSE CONSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM IS BUILT UP OF PRECEDENCE SHOULD AGREE AT ONCE AND WITHOUT DEMUR TO EVERY NEW ARRANGEMENT WHICH IT MIGHT SEEM CONVENIENT TO A MINISTRY TO MAKE IN A HURRY
phonemes: ðɛɹ nˈɛvɚ wʊdhɐv bˌɪn ˌɛni dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti ɪnðə mˈæɾɚ ɪf ðə mˈɪnɪstɹi hæd ˈæktᵻd wɪð ˌɛni dˈɪs kɹˈɛʃən ; bˌʌt ɪt wʊd biː ɐbsˈɜːd tʊ ɛkspˈɛkt ðˌæɾə ɡɹˈeɪt nˈeɪʃən, hˌuːz kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl sˈɪstəm ɪz bˈɪlt ˌʌp ʌv pɹˈɛsᵻdənts, ʃˌʊd ɐɡɹˈiː ɐtwˈʌns ænd wɪðˌaʊt dᵻmˈɜː tʊ ˈɛvɹi nˈuː ɚɹˈeɪndʒmənt wˌɪtʃ ɪt mˌaɪt sˈiːm kənvˈiːnɪənt tʊ ɐ mˈɪnɪstɹi tə mˌeɪk ɪn ɐ hˈɜːɹi.