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Only remembering our duties, when the fire-bell rings at midnight, we ask not if it be Whigs or Democrats who join us to extinguish the flames; nor do we make any such inquiry in selecting our leader then.
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This analogy highlights the need for collaboration regardless of political affiliation during emergencies.
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