text_original: They broke up, indeed, the poli  tical unions or federations which had been strong and might still be dangerous, but they respected the old forms of national life, and let their subjects manage their affairs for the most part as they pleased.
text_transcription: THEY BROKE UP INDEED THE POLITICAL UNIONS OR FEDERATIONS WHICH HAD BEEN STRONG AND MIGHT STILL BE DANGEROUS BUT THEY RESPECTED THE OLD FORMS OF NATIONAL LIFE AND LET THEIR SUBJECTS MANAGE THEIR AFFAIRS FOR THE MOST PART AS THEY PLEASED
phonemes: ðeɪ bɹˈoʊk ˈʌp, ˌɪndˈiːd, ðə pˈoʊli tˈɪkəl jˈuːniənz ɔːɹ fˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃənz wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn stɹˈɔŋ ænd mˌaɪt stˈɪl biː dˈeɪndʒɚɹəs, bˌʌt ðeɪ ɹᵻspˈɛktᵻd ðɪ ˈoʊld fˈɔːɹmz ʌv nˈæʃənəl lˈaɪf, ænd lˈɛt ðɛɹ sˈʌbdʒɛkts mˈænɪdʒ ðɛɹ ɐfˈɛɹz fɚðə mˈoʊst pˈɑːɹt æz ðeɪ plˈiːzd.