text_original: Popular forces played as yet no part in the reckoning of statesmen. It was much that a sovereign power should consciously assume the position of guardian of the well  being of every class of subject, and become the fertile, if arbitrary, source of reform.
text_transcription: POPULAR FORCES PLAYED AS YET NO PART IN THE RECKONING OF STATESMEN IT WAS MUCH THAT A SOVEREIGN POWER SHOULD CONSCIOUSLY ASSUME THE POSITION OF GUARDIAN OF THE WELL BEING OF EVERY CLASS OF SUBJECTS AND BECOME THE FERTILE IF ARBITRARY SOURCE OF REFORM
phonemes: pˈɑːpjʊlɚ fˈɔːɹsᵻz plˈeɪd æz jˈɛt nˈoʊ pˈɑːɹt ɪnðə ɹˈɛkənɪŋ ʌv stˈeɪtsmɛn. ɪt wʌz mˈʌtʃ ðˌæɾə sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn pˈaʊɚ ʃˌʊd kˈɑːnʃəsli ɐsˈuːm ðə pəzˈɪʃən ʌv ɡˈɑːɹdiən ʌvðə wˈɛl bˌiːɪŋ ʌv ˈɛvɹi klˈæs ʌv sˈʌbdʒɛkt, ænd bɪkˌʌm ðə fˈɜːɾəl, ɪf ˈɑːɹbɪtɹˌɛɹi, sˈɔːɹs ʌv ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm.