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I cannot grasp what にも means between 身のほど知らず and 敵対する愚 in the following
sentence, maybe something like "foolishness of taking up arms not knowing
their place" ?

As far as I can understand the sentence: "Let them taste true fear. Make them
remember the foolishness of (身のほど知らずにも) taking up arms against our nation and
our people, and then allow them to savor their bitter victory!"

> 奴らには恐怖を与えろ。この国に、我々に、身のほど知らず **にも** 敵対する愚を思い知らせ、後に矮小な勝利をくれてやれ。

Thank you!
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Question about particle にも
It is the emphatic も that is used frequently in Japanese. It emphasizes the
word or phrase that immediately precededs it. In this case it is 身のほど知らずに that
is being emphasized.

身のほど知らずにも = "not having the slightest idea who they are (or 'what position
they are in')"
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