text_original: The great boon of the imperial system to the world was the higher conduct of its agents as compared with Justcr rule that of the proconsuls and propraetors of the provincial Republic. They were paid high salaries di  govemors. rectly from the state; they needed not to ruin themselves by bribery and shows to win their places; they were watched by a financial agent of the govern  ment, and liable to a strict account at Rome before the Emperor, who had no interest, like their peers, in their acquittal.
text_transcription: THE GREAT BOON OF THE IMPERIAL SYSTEM TO THE WORLD WAS THE HIGHER CONDUCT OF ITS AGENTS AS COMPARED WITH THAT OF THE PROCONSULS AND PRO PRIETORS OF THE REPUBLIC THEY WERE PAID HIGH SALARIES DIRECTLY FROM THE STATE THEY NEEDED NOT TO RUIN THEMSELVES BY BRIBERY AND SHOWS TO WIN THEIR PLACES THEY WERE WATCHED BY A FINANCIAL AGENT OF THE GOVERNMENT AND LIABLE TO A STRICT ACCOUNT AT ROME BEFORE THE EMPEROR WHO HAD NO INTEREST LIKE THEIR PEERS AND THEIR ACQUITTAL
phonemes: ðə ɡɹˈeɪt bˈuːn ʌvðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl sˈɪstəm tə ðə wˈɜːld wʌzðə hˈaɪɚ kˈɑːndʌkt ʌv ɪts ˈeɪdʒənts æz kəmpˈɛɹd wɪð dʒˈʌstkɚ ɹˈuːl ðæt ʌvðə pɹoʊkˈɑːnsəlz ænd pɹˈɑːpɹiːɾɚz ʌvðə pɹəvˈɪnʃəl ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk. ðeɪ wɜː pˈeɪd hˈaɪ sˈælɚɹiz di ɡˈoʊvmɚz. ɹˈɛktli fɹʌmðə stˈeɪt; ðeɪ nˈiːdᵻd nˌɑːt tə ɹˈuːɪn ðɛmsˈɛlvz baɪ bɹˈaɪbɚɹi ænd ʃˈoʊz tə wˈɪn ðɛɹ plˈeɪsᵻz; ðeɪ wɜː wˈɑːtʃt baɪ ɐ faɪnˈænʃəl ˈeɪdʒənt ʌvðə ɡˈʌvɚn mˈɛnt, ænd lˈaɪəbəl tʊ ɐ stɹˈɪkt ɐkˈaʊnt æt ɹˈoʊm bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ, hˌuː hæd nˈoʊ ˈɪntɹɛst, lˈaɪk ðɛɹ pˈɪɹz, ɪn ðɛɹ ɐkwˈɪɾəl.