text_original: Better to fight now when we still have 300,000 men, than to make a humiliating peace, only to fight a few years later, when our army shall have been reduced to 50,000." No doubt this was a true and a patriotic view.
text_transcription: BETTER TO FIGHT NOW WHEN WE STILL HAVE THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN THAN TO MAKE A HUMILIATING PEACE ONLY TO FIGHT A FEW YEARS LATER WHEN OUR ARMY SHALL HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO FIFTY THOUSAND NO DOUBT THIS WAS A TRUE AND A PATRIOTIC VIEW
phonemes: bˈɛɾɚ tə fˈaɪt nˈaʊ wɛn wiː stˈɪl hæv θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ mˈɛn, ðɐn tə mˌeɪk ɐ hjuːmˈɪlɪˌeɪɾɪŋ pˈiːs, ˈoʊnli tə fˈaɪt ɐ fjˈuː jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ, wˌɛn ˌaʊɚɹ ˈɑːɹmi ʃˌæl hɐvbɪn ɹᵻdˈuːst tə fˈɪfti,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ." nˈoʊ dˈaʊt ðɪs wʌzɐ tɹˈuː ænd ɐ pˌeɪtɹɪˈɑːɾɪk vjˈuː.