text_original: But she failed to grasp the fact that perfection of moral character, by its very scruples and hesitations, is necessarily handicapped in any race with the velocity of public events. No man can bring his entire self — very rarely can he even bring all that is best of himself — into a struggle Digitized by VjOOQLC NEC KEFS SHORT LIVED TRIUMPH. 43 with warring forces and contradictory individual  ities.
text_transcription: BUT SHE FAILED TO GRASP THE FACT THAT PERFECTION OF MORAL CHARACTER BY ITS VERY SCRUPLES AND HESITATIONS IS NECESSARILY HANDICAPPED IN ANY RACE WITH THE VELOCITY OF PUBLIC EVENTS NO MAN CAN BRING HIS ENTIRE SELF VERY RARELY CAN HE EVEN BRING ALL THAT IS BEST OF HIMSELF INTO A STRUGGLE WITH WARRING FORCES AND CONTRADICTORY INDIVIDUALITIES
phonemes: bˌʌt ʃiː fˈeɪld tə ɡɹˈæsp ðə fˈækt ðæt pɚfˈɛkʃən ʌv mˈɔːɹəl kˈæɹɪktɚ, baɪ ɪts vˈɛɹi skɹˈuːpəlz ænd hˌɛzɪtˈeɪʃənz, ɪz nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹᵻli hˈændɪkˌæpt ɪn ˌɛni ɹˈeɪs wɪððə vəlˈɑːsᵻɾi ʌv pˈʌblɪk ᵻvˈɛnts. nˈoʊ mˈæn kæn bɹˈɪŋ hɪz ɛntˈaɪɚ sˈɛlf — vˈɛɹi ɹˈɛɹli kæn hiː ˈiːvən bɹˈɪŋ ˈɔːl ðæt ɪz bˈɛst ʌv hɪmsˈɛlf — ˌɪntʊ ɐ stɹˈʌɡəl dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːklk nˈɛk kˈɛfs ʃˈɔːɹt lˈɪvd tɹˈaɪʌmf. fˈɔːɹɾi θɹˈiː wɪð wˈɔːɹɪŋ fˈɔːɹsᵻz ænd kˌɑːntɹədˈɪktɚɹi ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl ˈaɪɾiz.