text_original: He did not allow a form of law to stand between him and his purpose. Indeed, as we have already said, he re  garded himself as a dictator sent out to reconstruct a whole system in the best way he could. When he was accused of having gone beyond the law, he asked with a scorn not wholly unreasonable: 'What are the constitutional principles remaining in force where the whole constitution is suspended
text_transcription: HE DID NOT ALLOW A FORM OF LAW TO STAND BETWEEN HIM AND HIS PURPOSE INDEED AS WE HAVE ALREADY SAID HE REGARDED HIMSELF AS A DICTATOR SENT OUT TO RECONSTRUCT A WHOLE SYSTEM IN THE BEST WAY HE COULD WHEN HE WAS ACCUSED OF HAVING GONE BEYOND THE LAW HE ASKED WITH A SCORN NOT WHOLLY UNREASONABLE WHAT ARE THE CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES REMAINING IN FORCE WHERE THE WHOLE CONSTITUTION IS SUSPENDED
phonemes: hiː dɪdnˌɑːt ɐlˈaʊ ɐ fˈɔːɹm ʌv lˈɔː tə stˈænd bᵻtwˌiːn hˌɪm ænd hɪz pˈɜːpəs. ˌɪndˈiːd, æz wiː hæv ɔːlɹˌɛdi sˈɛd, hiː ɹˌiː ɡˈɑːɹdᵻd hɪmsˈɛlf æz ɐ dɪktˈeɪɾɚ sˈɛnt ˈaʊt tə ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌkt ɐ hˈoʊl sˈɪstəm ɪnðə bˈɛst wˈeɪ hiː kˈʊd. wˌɛn hiː wʌz ɐkjˈuːzd ʌv hˌævɪŋ ɡɔn bᵻjˌɔnd ðə lˈɔː, hiː ˈæskt wɪð ɐ skˈɔːɹn nˌɑːt hˈoʊli ʌnɹˈiːzənəbəl: wˌʌt ɑːɹ ðə kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz ɹᵻmˈeɪnɪŋ ɪn fˈɔːɹs wˌɛɹ ðə hˈoʊl kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən ɪz səspˈɛndᵻd