text_original: " All that had gone before," he writes, " might have shown the independence of my character. As a man of principles, I could not and I would not bend when it came to the point of defending them.
text_transcription: ALL THAT HAD GONE BEFORE HE WRITES MIGHT HAVE SHOWN THE INDEPENDENCE OF MY CHARACTER AS A MAN OF PRINCIPLES I COULD NOT AND WOULD NOT BEND WHEN IT CAME TO THE POINT OF DEFENDING THEM
phonemes: " ˈɔːl ðæt hæd ɡɔn bᵻfˈɔːɹ," hiː ɹˈaɪts, " mˌaɪthɐv ʃˈoʊn ðɪ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns ʌv maɪ kˈæɹɪktɚ. æz ɐ mˈæn ʌv pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz, aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt ænd aɪ wʊd nˌɑːt bˈɛnd wɛn ɪt kˈeɪm tə ðə pˈɔɪnt ʌv dᵻfˈɛndɪŋ ðˌɛm.