ɪf ɐlˈaʊd təbi lˈɛft ɪn pˈiːs wɪð ðɛɹ ˈoʊn kˈʌltʃɚ, ðeɪ wʊd stˈeɪ æz lˈɔɪəl sˈɪɾɪzənz æz ˈɛθnɪk dʒˈɜːmənz ðɛmsˈɛlvz, hiː ˈɑːɹɡjuːd.
If allowed to be left in peace with their own culture, they would stay as loyal citizens as ethnic Germans themselves, he argued.