text_original: There was no power of privilege to face him, such as orders of nobility and cor  porations have claimed and held in other states. There was no powerful civil service or bureaucracy, such as can thwart while seeming to obey, and afford a potent but impalpable resistance even to a despots will.
text_transcription: THERE WAS NO POWER OF PRIVILEGE TO FACE HIM SUCH AS ORDERS OF NOBILITY AND CORPORATIONS HAVE CLAIMED AND HELD IN OTHER STATES THERE WAS NO POWERFUL CIVIL SERVICE OR BUREAUCRACY SUCH AS CAN THWART WHILE SEEMING TO OBEY AND AFFORD A POTENT BUT IMPALPABLE RESISTANCE EVEN TO A DESPOT WILL
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ pˈaʊɚɹ ʌv pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒ tə fˈeɪs hˌɪm, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ˈɔːɹdɚz ʌv noʊbˈɪlᵻɾi ænd kˈɔːɹ pɔːɹˈeɪʃənz hæv klˈeɪmd ænd hˈɛld ɪn ˈʌðɚ stˈeɪts. ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ pˈaʊɚfəl sˈɪvəl sˈɜːvɪs ɔːɹ bjʊɹɹˈɑːkɹəsi, sˈʌtʃ ɐz kæn θwˈɔːɹt wˌaɪl sˈiːmɪŋ tʊ oʊbˈeɪ, ænd ɐfˈɔːɹd ɐ pˈoʊtənt bˌʌt ɪmpˈælpəbəl ɹᵻsˈɪstəns ˈiːvən tʊ ɐ dˈɛspɑːts wˈɪl.