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A great fire in other days was worse than a great fire now; for then it was borne in solitude by the place where it occurred; now the whole country rushes forward to bear it, making common cause with the sufferers.
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Sumner reflects on the communal support that arises in the wake of disasters, contrasting past and present responses to calamity.
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