text_original: The justification of Napoleon's warning of the 15th August follows : " Not only, then, was the renewal of war in the nature of things, but it was for our Empire an absolute condition of its existence. The question was to imy mind settled. But the points which remained, and, in my view, required ripe consideration, were, the choice of the right moment for beginning the war, and the settling of the plan of operation."
text_transcription: THE JUSTIFICATION OF NAPOLEON'S WARNING OF THE FIFTEENTH OF AUGUST FOLLOWS NOT ONLY THEN WAS THE RENEWAL OF WAR IN THE NATURE OF THINGS BUT IT WAS FOR OUR EMPIRE AN ABSOLUTE CONDITION OF ITS EXISTENCE THE QUESTION WAS TO MY MIND SETTLED BUT THE POINTS WHICH REMAINED AND IN MY VIEW REQUIRED RIPE CONSIDERATION WERE THE CHOICE OF THE RIGHT MOMENT FOR BEGINNING THE WAR AND THE SETTLING OF THE PLAN OF OPERATION
phonemes: ðə dʒˌʌstɪfɪkˈeɪʃən ʌv nɐpˈoʊlɪənz wˈɔːɹnɪŋ ʌvðə fˈɪftiːnθ ˈɔːɡəst fˈɑːloʊz : " nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli, ðˈɛn, wʌzðə ɹᵻnjˈuːəl ʌv wˈɔːɹ ɪnðə nˈeɪtʃɚɹ ʌv θˈɪŋz, bˌʌt ɪt wʌz fɔːɹ ˌaʊɚɹ ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ ɐn ˈæbsəlˌuːt kəndˈɪʃən ʌv ɪts ɛɡzˈɪstəns. ðə kwˈɛstʃən wʌz tʊ ɪmˈaɪ mˈaɪnd sˈɛɾəld. bˌʌt ðə pˈɔɪnts wˌɪtʃ ɹᵻmˈeɪnd, ænd, ɪn maɪ vjˈuː, ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd ɹˈaɪp kənsˌɪdɚɹˈeɪʃən, wɜː, ðə tʃˈɔɪs ʌvðə ɹˈaɪt mˈoʊmənt fɔːɹ bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ðə wˈɔːɹ, ænd ðə sˈɛɾəlɪŋ ʌvðə plˈæn ʌv ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən."