text_original: Pegarding this statesman ]\Ietternich uses a phrase which explains very neatly and very curtly the principle he himself had adopted in his intercourse with Napoleon. He says : " He understood as well as I did the value of letting men talk."
text_transcription: REGARDING THIS STATESMAN MEDERNICH USES A PHRASE WHICH EXPLAINS VERY NEATLY AND VERY CURTLY THE PRINCIPLE HE HIMSELF HAD ADOPTED IN HIS INTERCOURSE WITH NAPOLEON HE SAYS HE UNDERSTOOD AS WELL AS I DID THE VALUE OF LETTING MEN TALK
phonemes: pˈɛɡɑːɹdɪŋ ðɪs stˈeɪtsmən ]bˈækslæʃ ɪˈɛtɚnˌɪʃ jˈuːsᵻz ɐ fɹˈeɪz wˌɪtʃ ɛksplˈeɪnz vˈɛɹi nˈiːtli ænd vˈɛɹi kˈɜːtli ðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəl hiː hɪmsˈɛlf hæd ɐdˈɑːptᵻd ɪn hɪz ˌɪntɚkˈɔːɹs wɪð nɐpˈoʊlɪən. hiː sˈɛz : " hiː ˌʌndɚstˈʊd æz wˈɛl æz aɪ dˈɪd ðə vˈæljuː ʌv lˈɛɾɪŋ mˈɛn tˈɔːk."