text_original: The story of the successive congresses and conferences becomes a record of European his  tory because it shows how, step by step, or blunder after blunder, the statesmen of Europe came nearer and nearer to the only true and real conditions by virtue of which a lasting peace could be obtained.
text_transcription: THE STORY OF THE SUCCESS OF CONGRESSES AND CONFERENCES BECOMES A RECORD OF EUROPEAN HISTORY BECAUSE IT SHOWS HOW STEP BY STEP OR BLUNDER AFTER BLUNDER THE STATESMEN OF EUROPE CAME NEARER AND NEARER TO THE ONLY TRUE AND REAL CONDITIONS BY VIRTUE OF WHICH A LASTING PEACE COULD BE OBTAINED
phonemes: ðə stˈɔːɹi ʌvðə səksˈɛsɪv kˈɑːŋɡɹəsᵻz ænd kˈɑːnfɹənsᵻz bɪkˌʌmz ɐ ɹˈɛkɚd ʌv jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən hɪz tˈɔːɹi bɪkˈʌz ɪt ʃˈoʊz hˈaʊ, stˈɛp baɪ stˈɛp, ɔːɹ blˈʌndɚɹ ˈæftɚ blˈʌndɚ, ðə stˈeɪtsmɛn ʌv jˈʊɹɹəp kˈeɪm nˈɪɹɚ ænd nˈɪɹɚ tə ðɪ ˈoʊnli tɹˈuː ænd ɹˈiːəl kəndˈɪʃənz baɪ vˈɜːtʃuː ʌvwˈɪtʃ ɐ lˈæstɪŋ pˈiːs kʊd biː əbtˈeɪnd.