What do I think I'll most remember about the [August 2003] blackout? I guess it's the . . . wonderment of our leaders and the media that somehow there was no violence, that in nine hours of darkness we didn't kill each other. . . . Do we really . . . deserve a gold star for not allowing a momentary power outage to instantly propel us toward cannibalism? What a night of people pulling together: "Hey, that guy helped direct traffic through an intersection instead of crushing my skull with a brick. He's a saint!

—Jon Stewart

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