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Five months have passed (1)____I spoke to the British nation and Empire on the broadcast. In war time there is a lot to be said for the motto “Deeds, (2) ____ Words.” All the same, it is a good thing to look around from time to time and take stock. And certainly our affairs have prospered (3) ____ several directions during these last four or five months far better than most of us would have ventured to hope. We stood our ground and faced the two dictators in the hour of what seemed their overwhelming triumph and we have shown ourselves capable, so far, of standing up (4)______them alone.