text_original: If we judge Queen Anne and her leading advisers by the standard merely of practical politics in their days, and not by that of the higher morality, or the more exalted human feeling, we shall not find it easy to condemn them out of hand because they ventured on such a task for the purpose of resisting the ambition and limiting the dominion of France.
text_transcription: IF WE JUDGE QUEEN ANNE AND HER LEADING ADVISERS BY THE STANDARD MERELY OF PRACTICAL POLITICS IN THEIR DAYS AND NOT BY THAT OF THE HIGHER MORALITY OR THE MORE EXALTED HUMAN FEELING WE SHALL NOT FIND IT EASY TO CONDEMN THEM OUT OF HAND BECAUSE THEY VENTURED ON SUCH A TASK FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESISTING THE AMBITION AND LIMITING THE DOMINION OF FRANCE
phonemes: ɪf wiː dʒˈʌdʒ kwˈiːn ˈæn ænd hɜː lˈiːdɪŋ ɐdvˈaɪzɚz baɪ ðə stˈændɚd mˈɪɹli ʌv pɹˈæktɪkəl pˈɑːlətˌɪks ɪn ðɛɹ dˈeɪz, ænd nˌɑːt baɪ ðæt ʌvðə hˈaɪɚ mɔːɹˈælᵻɾi, ɔːɹ ðə mˈɔːɹ ɛɡzˈɑːltᵻd hjˈuːmən fˈiːlɪŋ, wiːʃˌɐl nˌɑːt fˈaɪnd ɪɾ ˈiːzi tə kəndˈɛm ðˌɛm ˌaʊɾəv hˈænd bɪkˈʌz ðeɪ vˈɛntʃɚd ˌɔn sˈʌtʃ ɐ tˈæsk fɚðə pˈɜːpəs ʌv ɹᵻzˈɪstɪŋ ðɪ æmbˈɪʃən ænd lˈɪmɪɾɪŋ ðə dəmˈɪniən ʌv fɹˈæns.