It seems that you missed the given choices of the question above which are the following:
A. the past is not something we can talk about.
B. there are no words to convey the pain of the past.
C. The battle of the sexes will go on forever.<span>
D. Men’s and women’s roles are deeply rooted in our species.
Anyway, the correct answer for the given question above would be option D. When the </span><span>author says in lines 40–41 that “I'm convinced the past, we must contend with is deeper even than speech,” he means that </span>Men’s and women’s roles are deeply rooted in our species. Hope this answer helps.
In the above context, Roosevelt considers a victory in support of his people by which they can attain the democratic freedom and rights.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave one of the famous speech “Four Freedoms” in which he talked about the problems that the native Americans have to face. He asks his people to support in the struggle of Independence. He appeals to the people and reminds them of the basic four freedoms which they need to be entitled to. The four freedoms are the freedom of speech and expression, the freedom to worship God in his own way, freedom from want and freedom from fear.