text_original: It could hardly be said that he loved political life, or philosophy, or litera  ture, or art for its own sake. Each department of men's intellectual power seemed to him, according to the mood he was in, a sphere in which to assert his supremacy.
text_transcription: IT COULD HARDLY BE SAID THAT HE LOVED POLITICAL LIFE OR PHILOSOPHY OR LITERATURE OR ART FOR ITS OWN SAKE EACH DEPARTMENT OF MAN'S INTELLECTUAL POWER SEEMED TO HIM ACCORDING TO THE MOOD HE WAS IN A SPHERE IN WHICH TO ASSERT HIS SUPREMACY
phonemes: ɪt kʊd hˈɑːɹdli biː sˈɛd ðæt hiː lˈʌvd pəlˈɪɾɪkəl lˈaɪf, ɔːɹ fɪlˈɑːsəfi, ɔːɹ lˈɪɾɚɹə tjˈʊɹ, ɔːɹ ˈɑːɹt fɔːɹ ɪts ˈoʊn sˈeɪk. ˈiːtʃ dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv mˈɛnz ˌɪntəlˈɛktʃuːəl pˈaʊɚ sˈiːmd tə hˌɪm, ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋ tə ðə mˈuːd hiː wʌz ˈɪn, ɐ sfˈɪɹ ɪnwˌɪtʃ tʊ ɐsˈɜːt hɪz suːpɹˈɛməsi.