text_original: It was the weakness of France which made his opportunity ; and if the epoch had not been abnormal, he never could have dominated it. The people whom he gov  erned had two courses open to them : to submit or to protest.
text_transcription: IT WAS THE WEAKNESS OF FRANCE WHICH MADE HIS OPPORTUNITY AND IF THE EPOCH HAD NOT BEEN ABNORMAL HE NEVER COULD HAVE DOMINATED IT THE PEOPLE WHOM HE GOVERNED HAD TWO COURSES OPEN TO THEM TO SUBMIT OR TO PROTEST
phonemes: ɪt wʌzðə wˈiːknəs ʌv fɹˈæns wˌɪtʃ mˌeɪd hɪz ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi ; ænd ɪf ðɪ ˈɛpɑːk hæd nˌɑːt bˌɪn ɐbnˈɔːɹməl, hiː nˈɛvɚ kˌʊdɐv dˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd ɪt. ðə pˈiːpəl hˈuːm hiː ɡˈɑːv ˈɜːnd hæd tˈuː kˈɔːɹsᵻz ˈoʊpən tə ðˌɛm : tə səbmˈɪt ɔːɹ tə pɹətˈɛst.