text_original: Why talk of religious persecution ? they asked. This is not religious persecution ; it is only putting in force an edict passed in a former reign to punish Roman Catholics for political rebellion. This way of putting the case seems only to make the character of the policy more dear and less justifiable.
text_transcription: WHY TALK OF RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION THEY ASKED THIS IS NOT RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IT IS ONLY PUTTING IN FORCE AN EDICT PASSED IN A FORMER REIGN TO PUNISH ROMAN CATHOLICS FOR POLITICAL REBELLION THIS WAY OF PUTTING THE CASE SEEMS ONLY TO MAKE THE CHARACTER OF THE POLICY MORE CLEAR AND LESS JUSTIFIABLE
phonemes: wˌaɪ tˈɔːk ʌv ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs pˌɜːsɪkjˈuːʃən ? ðeɪ ˈæskt. ðɪs ɪz nˌɑːt ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs pˌɜːsɪkjˈuːʃən ; ɪɾ ɪz ˈoʊnli pˈʊɾɪŋ ɪn fˈɔːɹs ɐn ˈiːdɪkt pˈæst ɪn ɐ fˈɔːɹmɚ ɹˈeɪn tə pˈʌnɪʃ ɹˈoʊmən kˈæθlɪks fɔːɹ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɹᵻbˈɛliən. ðɪs wˈeɪ ʌv pˈʊɾɪŋ ðə kˈeɪs sˈiːmz ˈoʊnli tə mˌeɪk ðə kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ʌvðə pˈɑːlɪsi mˈɔːɹ dˈɪɹ ænd lˈɛs dʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪəbəl.