text_original: Read in the light of present his tor v, the nullification of the powers of the Estates, instead^of the broadening of ^ he basis on which the Estates rested, has a reactionary appearance. The highly centralised state system thus introduced led ( i 74 MAEIA THERESA chap, iv directly to a lifeless bureaucracy. But the prescience even of the greatest statesman is never very far reaching, and must necessarily be limited by the knowledge and temper of the time.
text_transcription: READ IN THE LIGHT OF PRESENT HISTORY THE NULLIFICATION OF THE POWERS OF THE ESTATES INSTEAD OF THE BROADENING OF THE BASIS ON WHICH THE ESTATES RESTED HAS A REACTIONARY APPEARANCE THE HIGHLY CENTRALIZED STATE SYSTEM THUS INTRODUCED LED DIRECTLY TO A LIFELESS BUREAUCRACY BUT THE PRECEDENTS EVEN OF THE GREATEST STATESMAN IS NEVER VERY FAR REACHING AND MUST NECESSARILY BE LIMITED BY THE KNOWLEDGE AND TEMPER OF THE TIME
phonemes: ɹˈiːd ɪnðə lˈaɪt ʌv pɹˈɛzənt hɪz tˈɔːɹ vˈiː, ðə nˌʌlɪfɪkˈeɪʃən ʌvðə pˈaʊɚz ʌvðɪ ᵻstˈeɪts, ɪnstˈɛd ʌvðə bɹˈɔːdənɪŋ ʌv hiː bˈeɪsɪs ˌɔn wˌɪtʃ ðɪ ᵻstˈeɪts ɹˈɛstᵻd, hɐz ɐ ɹɪˈækʃənˌɛɹi ɐpˈɪɹəns. ðə hˈaɪli sˈɛntɹəlˌaɪzd stˈeɪt sˈɪstəm ðˈʌs ˌɪntɹədˈuːst lˈɛd ( ˈaɪ sˈɛvənti fˈɔːɹ mˈiːiə tɚɹˈiːzə tʃˈæp, ɹˌoʊmən fˈɔːɹ dᵻɹˈɛktli tʊ ɐ lˈaɪfləs bjʊɹɹˈɑːkɹəsi. bˌʌt ðə pɹˈiːsiəns ˈiːvən ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst stˈeɪtsmən ɪz nˈɛvɚ vˈɛɹi fˈɑːɹ ɹˈiːtʃɪŋ, ænd mˈʌst nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹᵻli biː lˈɪmɪɾᵻd baɪ ðə nˈɑːlɪdʒ ænd tˈɛmpɚɹ ʌvðə tˈaɪm.