Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity. what does this quote mean?

The quote means that ego clouds the rational judgement of a person, acting like an anesthesia for the stupid things one have done, providing a short relief from any pain or embarrassment.

Explanation:

The quote "Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity" is a saying by Frank Leahy, an American sportsman and coach among others. This quote is meant to imply that people use their egos to hide the embarrassment or pain that they suffer.

For instance, fighting and quarreling about something that was so trivial but which was realized only later on. During the heated conversation, the issue may have also been understood to be insignificant but due to the ego of the persons involved, none was ready to let go. This ego clouds over the rational thinking, making the person reluctant to accept his fault and apologize. Thus, this short relief and contention with one's own acts acts as an anesthesia for the supposed "embarrassment" and pain a person's stupidity.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

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b) the narrator's mental state is anguished.

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