text_original: We seldom talk of ^liberty;' anyone venturing to found a theory or even a declamation on some supposed deprival of liberty would soon find himself in the awkward posi  tion of being called on to give a scientific definition of what he understood liberty to be.
text_transcription: WE SELDOM TALK OF LIBERTY ANYONE VENTURING TO FOUND A THEORY OR EVEN A DECLAMATION ON SOME SUPPOSED DEPRIVAL OF LIBERTY WOULD SOON FIND HIMSELF IN THE AWKWARD POSITION OF BEING CALLED ON TO GIVE A SCIENTIFIC DEFINITION OF WHAT HE UNDERSTOOD LIBERTY TO BE
phonemes: wiː sˈɛldəm tˈɔːk ʌv lˈɪbɚɾi;ˈɛnɪwˌʌn vˈɛntʃɚɹɪŋ tə fˈaʊnd ɐ θˈiəɹi ɔːɹ ˈiːvən ɐ dᵻklɐmˈeɪʃən ˌɔn sˌʌm səpˈoʊzd dᵻpɹˈaɪvəl ʌv lˈɪbɚɾi wʊd sˈuːn fˈaɪnd hɪmsˈɛlf ɪnðɪ ˈɔːkwɚd pˈoʊsi tɪˈɑːn ʌv bˌiːɪŋ kˈɔːld ˌɔn tə ɡˈɪv ɐ saɪəntˈɪfɪk dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən ʌv wʌt hiː ˌʌndɚstˈʊd lˈɪbɚɾi tə bˈiː.