text_original: It is plain that if there had not been some common understanding of this kind the work of satis  factory legislation would have become impossible, for the mere majority could always have overborne the will of the minority, and thus have given the pre  dominant partner a complete mastery over the wishes and the interests of the partner who could not claim or assert predominance.
text_transcription: IT IS PLAIN THAT IF THERE HAD NOT BEEN SOME COMMON UNDERSTANDING OF THIS KIND THE WORK OF SATISFACTORY LEGISLATION WOULD HAVE BECOME IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE MERE MAJORITY COULD ALWAYS HAVE OVERBORNE THE WILL OF THE MINORITY AND THUS HAVE GIVEN THE PREDOMINANT PARTNER A COMPLETE MASTERY OVER THE WISHES AND THE INTERESTS OF THE PARTNER WHO COULD NOT CLAIM OR ASSERT PREDOMINANCE
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz plˈeɪn ðæt ɪf ðɛɹ hæd nˌɑːt bˌɪn sˌʌm kˈɑːmən ˌʌndɚstˈændɪŋ ʌv ðɪs kˈaɪnd ðə wˈɜːk ʌv sɐtˈiːz fˈæktɚɹi lˌɛdʒɪslˈeɪʃən wʊdhɐv bɪkˌʌm ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl, fɚðə mˈɪɹ mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi kʊd ˈɔːlweɪz hæv ˌoʊvɚbˈɔːɹn ðə wɪl ʌvðə maɪnˈɔːɹᵻɾi, ænd ðˈʌs hæv ɡˈɪvən ðə pɹˈiː dˈɑːmɪnənt pˈɑːɹtnɚɹ ɐ kəmplˈiːt mˈæstɚɹi ˌoʊvɚ ðə wˈɪʃᵻz ænd ðɪ ˈɪntɹɛsts ʌvðə pˈɑːɹtnɚ hˌuː kʊd nˌɑːt klˈeɪm ɔːɹ ɐsˈɜːt pɹɪdˈɑːmɪnəns.