text_original: Perhaps, if he inwardly reasoned about the matter at all, he may have come to the comfortable conclusion that, as the war certainly had to go on, and as he was quite powerless to stop it, it might as well go on under his manage  ment as under that of anybody else.
text_transcription: PERHAPS IF HE HAD INWARDLY REASONED ABOUT THE MATTER AT ALL HE MAY HAVE COME TO THE COMFORTABLE CONCLUSION THAT AS THE WAR CERTAINLY HAD TO GO ON AND AS HE WAS QUITE POWERLESS TO STOP IT IT MIGHT AS WELL GO ON UNDER HIS MANAGEMENT AS UNDER THAT OF ANYBODY ELSE
phonemes: pɚhˈæps, ɪf hiː ˈɪnwɚdli ɹˈiːzənd ɐbˌaʊt ðə mˈæɾɚɹ æɾ ˈɔːl, hiː mˌeɪhɐv kˈʌm tə ðə kˈʌmftəbəl kəŋklˈuːʒən ðˈæt, æz ðə wˈɔːɹ sˈɜːʔn̩li hædtə ɡˌoʊ ˈɔn, ænd æz hiː wʌz kwˈaɪt pˈaʊɚləs tə stˈɑːp ɪt, ɪt mˌaɪt æz wˈɛl ɡˌoʊ ˌɔn ˌʌndɚ hɪz mˈænɪdʒ mˈɛnt æz ˌʌndɚ ðæt ʌv ˈɛnɪbˌɑːdi ˈɛls.