text_original: The plain and obvious fact is that we have risen to a higher standard of political morality in our times than any which was thought of in the days when Oxford and Bolingbroke were Ministers of the Crown. We must judge men like Marlborough, Oxford, and Bolingbroke according to the accepted pohtical standard of their own days, and not accord  ing to that set up by the moral code belonging to more modern times.
text_transcription: THE PLAIN AND OBVIOUS FACT IS THAT WE HAVE RISEN TO A HIGHER STANDARD OF POLITICAL MORALITY IN OUR TIMES THAN ANY WHICH WAS THOUGHT OF IN THE DAYS WHEN OXFORD AND BOLINGBROKE WERE MINISTERS OF THE CROWN WE MUST JUDGE MEN LIKE MARLBOROUGH OXFORD AND BOLINGBROKE ACCORDING TO THE ACCEPTED POLITICAL STANDARD OF THEIR OWN DAYS AND NOT ACCORDING TO THAT SET UP BY THE MORAL CODE BELONGING TO MORE MODERN TIMES
phonemes: ðə plˈeɪn ænd ˈɑːbviəs fˈækt ɪz ðæt wiː hæv ɹˈɪzən tʊ ɐ hˈaɪɚ stˈændɚd ʌv pəlˈɪɾɪkəl mɔːɹˈælᵻɾi ɪn ˌaʊɚ tˈaɪmz ðɐn ˌɛni wˌɪtʃ wʌz θˈɔːt ʌv ɪnðə dˈeɪz wɛn ˈɑːksfɚd ænd bˈoʊlɪŋbɹˌoʊk wɜː mˈɪnɪstɚz ʌvðə kɹˈaʊn. wiː mˈʌst dʒˈʌdʒ mˈɛn lˈaɪk mˈɑːɹlbəɹˌoʊ, ˈɑːksfɚd, ænd bˈoʊlɪŋbɹˌoʊk ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋ tə ðɪ ɐksˈɛptᵻd pˈoʊɾɪkəl stˈændɚd ʌv ðɛɹ ˈoʊn dˈeɪz, ænd nˌɑːt ɐkˈɔːɹd ˈɪŋ tə ðæt sˈɛt ˌʌp baɪ ðə mˈɔːɹəl kˈoʊd bᵻlˈɔŋɪŋ tə mˈɔːɹ mˈɑːdɚn tˈaɪmz.