Benjamin manages to evade the purges and survive despite the threat he potentially poses given his knowledge, his age, and his equivocal, albeit apolitical, positions.
bˈɛndʒəmɪn mˈænɪdʒᵻz tʊ ɪvˈeɪd ðə pˈɜːdʒᵻz ænd sɚvˈaɪv dᵻspˈaɪt ðə θɹˈɛt hiː pətˈɛnʃəli pˈoʊzᵻz ɡˈɪvən hɪz nˈɑːlɪdʒ, hɪz ˈeɪdʒ, ænd hɪz ᵻkwˈɪvəkəl, ɔːlbˈiːɪt ˌæpəlˈɪɾɪkəl, pəzˈɪʃənz.