text_original: Roman world had long been frightfully mis  governed. Towards the end of the Republic there rises from every land a cry in tones that grow ever louder — a cry of misery and despair — that their governors are greedy and corrupt, scandalously indifferent to justice, conniving at the exto\tion of the Roman capitalists who farmed the tithes and taxes, and of the money lenders, who had settled like leeches all around them.
text_transcription: ROMAN WORLD HAD LONG BEEN FRIGHTFULLY MISGOVERNED TOWARD THE END OF THE REPUBLIC THERE RISES FROM EVERY LAND A CRY IN TONES THAT GROW EVER LOUDER A CRY OF MISERY AND DESPAIR THAT THEIR GOVERNORS ARE GREEDY AND CORRUPT SCANDALOUSLY INDIFFERENT TO INJUSTICE CONNIVING AT THE EXTORTION OF THE ROMAN CAPITALISTS WHO FARMED THE TITHES AND TAXES AND OF THE MONEY LENDERS WHO HAD SETTLED LIKE LEECHES ALL AROUND THEM
phonemes: ɹˈoʊmən wˈɜːld hæd lˈɔŋ bˌɪn fɹˈaɪtfəli mˈɪs ɡˈʌvɚnd. təwˈɔːɹdz ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ðɛɹ ɹˈaɪzᵻz fɹʌm ˈɛvɹi lˈænd ɐ kɹˈaɪ ɪn tˈoʊnz ðæt ɡɹˈoʊ ˈɛvɚ lˈaʊdɚ — ɐ kɹˈaɪ ʌv mˈɪzɚɹi ænd dᵻspˈɛɹ — ðæt ðɛɹ ɡˈʌvɚnɚz ɑːɹ ɡɹˈiːdi ænd kɚɹˈʌpt, skˈændələsli ɪndˈɪfɹənt tə dʒˈʌstɪs, kənˈaɪvɪŋ æt ðɪ ɛkstˈoʊ bˈækslæʃ tɪˈɑːn ʌvðə ɹˈoʊmən kˈæpɪɾəlˌɪsts hˌuː fˈɑːɹmd ðə tˈaɪðz ænd tˈæksᵻz, ænd ʌvðə mˈʌni lˈɛndɚz, hˌuː hæd sˈɛɾəld lˈaɪk lˈiːtʃᵻz ˈɔːl ɚɹˈaʊnd ðˌɛm.