text_original: Such a generation could not yet have grown into anything like a genuine recog  nition of the true principles of constitutional govern  ment, and could hardly feel surprised when the practices of constitutional government itself were made available for the purpose of accomplishing something very like an act of despotic power.
text_transcription: SUCH A GENERATION COULD NOT YET HAVE GROWN INTO ANYTHING LIKE A GENUINE RECOGNITION OF THE TRUE PRINCIPLES OF CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT AND COULD HARDLY FEEL SURPRISED WHEN THE PRACTICES OF CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT ITSELF WERE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACCOMPLISHING SOMETHING VERY LIKE AN ACT OF DESPOTIC POWER
phonemes: sˈʌtʃ ɐ dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən kʊd nˌɑːt jˈɛt hæv ɡɹˈoʊn ˌɪntʊ ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ lˈaɪk ɐ dʒˈɛnjuːɪn ɹˈɛkəɡ nˈɪʃən ʌvðə tɹˈuː pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz ʌv kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl ɡˈʌvɚn mˈɛnt, ænd kʊd hˈɑːɹdli fˈiːl sɚpɹˈaɪzd wɛn ðə pɹˈæktɪsᵻz ʌv kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɪtsˈɛlf wɜː mˌeɪd ɐvˈeɪləbəl fɚðə pˈɜːpəs ʌv ɐkˈɑːmplɪʃɪŋ sˈʌmθɪŋ vˈɛɹi lˈaɪk ɐn ˈækt ʌv dɛspˈɑːɾɪk pˈaʊɚ.