text_original: They were not so obstinately set against private and commercial dealings ; but they would have no political intercourse with foreigners, and they would not even recognise the existence of foreign peoples as States.
text_transcription: THEY WERE NOT SO OBSTINATELY SET AGAINST PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL DEALINGS BUT THEY WOULD HAVE NO POLITICAL INTERCOURSE WITH FOREIGNERS AND THEY WOULD NOT EVEN RECOGNIZE THE EXISTENCE OF FOREIGN PEOPLES AS STATES
phonemes: ðeɪ wɜː nˌɑːt sˌoʊ ˈɑːbstᵻnətli sˈɛt ɐɡˈɛnst pɹˈaɪvət ænd kəmˈɜːʃəl dˈiːlɪŋz ; bˌʌt ðeɪ wʊdhɐv nˈoʊ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ˌɪntɚkˈɔːɹs wɪð fˈɔːɹənɚz, ænd ðeɪ wʊd nˌɑːt ˈiːvən ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪz ðɪ ɛɡzˈɪstəns ʌv fˈɔːɹən pˈiːpəlz æz stˈeɪts.