text_original: Why then deprive ourselves, on mere suspicion, of a good general, whose services are needful to the state ? His death, you say, would secure the prospects of my children. Nay, but it will be time for the sons of M. Aurelius to die when Cassius is able more than they to win the love and further the happiness of our people.
text_transcription: WHY THEN DEPRIVE OURSELVES ON MERE SUSPICION OF A GOOD GENERAL WHOSE SERVICES ARE NEEDFUL TO THE STATE HIS DEATH YOU SAY WOULD SECURE THE PROSPECTS OF MY CHILDREN NAY BUT IT WILL BE TIME FOR THE SONS OF MARCUS AURELIUS TO DIE WHEN CASSIUS IS ABLE MORE THAN THEY TO WIN THE LOVE AND FURTHER THE HAPPINESS OF OUR PEOPLE
phonemes: wˌaɪ ðˈɛn dᵻpɹˈaɪv aʊɚsˈɛlvz, ˌɔn mˈɪɹ səspˈɪʃən, əvə ɡˈʊd dʒˈɛnɚɹəl, hˌuːz sˈɜːvɪsᵻz ɑːɹ nˈiːdfəl tə ðə stˈeɪt ? hɪz dˈɛθ, juː sˈeɪ, wʊd sᵻkjˈʊɹ ðə pɹˈɑːspɛkts ʌv maɪ tʃˈɪldɹən. nˈeɪ, bˌʌt ɪt wɪl biː tˈaɪm fɚðə sˈʌnz ʌv ˈɛm. ɔːɹˈiːlɪəs tə dˈaɪ wɛn kˈæsɪəs ɪz ˈeɪbəl mˈɔːɹ ðɐn ðeɪ tə wˈɪn ðə lˈʌv ænd fˈɜːðɚ ðə hˈæpɪnəs ʌv ˌaʊɚ pˈiːpəl.