text_original: Kajiuitz never wavered in his \ belief that self interest alone was the guiding principle of politics. The advantages which would accrue to France must, he said, be clearly demonstrated before its friendship was obtained. He believed that he saw an opportunity for offering the required advantages, in an exchange which might be effected between the Italian duchies, now held by Don Philip, and either Savoy or the Low Countries.
text_transcription: COUNTS NEVER WAVERED IN HIS BELIEF THAT SELF INTEREST ALONE WAS THE GUIDING PRINCIPLE OF POLITICS THE ADVANTAGES WHICH WOULD ACCRUE TO FRANCE MUST HE SAID BE CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED BEFORE ITS FRIENDSHIP WAS OBTAINED HE BELIEVED THAT HE SAW AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OFFERING THE REQUIRED ADVANTAGES IN AN EXCHANGE WHICH MIGHT BE EFFECTED BETWEEN THE ITALIAN DUCHIES NOW HELD BY DONNE PHILIP AND EITHER SAVOIS OR THE LOW COUNTRIES
phonemes: kˈædʒɪjˌuːɪts nˈɛvɚ wˈeɪvɚd ɪn hɪz bˈækslæʃ bᵻlˈiːf ðæt sˈɛlf ˈɪntɹɛst ɐlˈoʊn wʌzðə ɡˈaɪdɪŋ pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ʌv pˈɑːlətˌɪks. ðɪ ɐdvˈæntɪdʒᵻz wˌɪtʃ wʊd ɐkɹˈuː tə fɹˈæns mˈʌst, hiː sˈɛd, biː klˈɪɹli dˈɛmənstɹˌeɪɾᵻd bᵻfˌɔːɹ ɪts fɹˈɛndʃɪp wʌz əbtˈeɪnd. hiː bᵻlˈiːvd ðæt hiː sˈɔː ɐn ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi fɔːɹ ˈɔfɚɹɪŋ ðə ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd ɐdvˈæntɪdʒᵻz, ɪn ɐn ɛkstʃˈeɪndʒ wˌɪtʃ mˌaɪt biː ɪfˈɛktᵻd bᵻtwˌiːn ðɪ ɪtˈæliən dˈʌtʃiz, nˈaʊ hˈɛld baɪ dˈɑːn fˈɪlɪp, ænd ˈiːðɚ sɐvˈɔɪ ɔːɹ ðə lˈoʊ kˈʌntɹiz.