text_original: Political philosophy had already begun to question the sources of royal power, and in England at all events the right of the nation to a voice in its own affairs had been re  cognised. It remained to be seen whether the despotic kings of Europe would be compelled, with or without convulsion, to share their power with their subjects, or whether they could justify their position by securing the good government of their people.
text_transcription: POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY HAD ALREADY BEGUN TO QUESTION THE SOURCES OF ROYAL POWER AND IN ENGLAND AT ALL EVENTS THE RIGHT OF THE NATION TO A VOICE IN ITS OWN AFFAIRS HAD BEEN RECOGNIZED IT REMAINED TO BE SEEN WHETHER THE DESPOTIC KINGS OF EUROPE WOULD BE COMPELLED WITH OR WITHOUT CONVULSION TO SHARE THEIR POWER WITH THEIR SUBJECTS OR WHETHER THEY COULD JUSTIFY THEIR POSITION BY SECURING THE GOOD GOVERNMENT OF THEIR PEOPLE
phonemes: pəlˈɪɾɪkəl fɪlˈɑːsəfi hæd ɔːlɹˌɛdi bɪɡˈʌn tə kwˈɛstʃən ðə sˈɔːɹsᵻz ʌv ɹˈɔɪəl pˈaʊɚ, ænd ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd æɾ ˈɔːl ᵻvˈɛnts ðə ɹˈaɪt ʌvðə nˈeɪʃən tʊ ɐ vˈɔɪs ɪn ɪts ˈoʊn ɐfˈɛɹz hɐdbɪn ɹˌiː kˈɑːɡnaɪzd. ɪt ɹᵻmˈeɪnd təbi sˈiːn wˈɛðɚ ðə dɛspˈɑːɾɪk kˈɪŋz ʌv jˈʊɹɹəp wʊd biː kəmpˈɛld, wɪð ɔːɹ wɪðˌaʊt kənvˈʌlʃən, tə ʃˈɛɹ ðɛɹ pˈaʊɚ wɪð ðɛɹ sˈʌbdʒɛkts, ɔːɹ wˈɛðɚ ðeɪ kʊd dʒˈʌstᵻfˌaɪ ðɛɹ pəzˈɪʃən baɪ sᵻkjˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə ɡˈʊd ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌv ðɛɹ pˈiːpəl.