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The sway of alcohol over mankind is unquestionably due to its power to stimulate the mystical faculties of human nature, usually crushed to earth by the cold facts and dry criticisms of the sober hour. Sobriety diminishes, discriminates, and says no; drunkenness expands, unites, and says yes.   James, William

Excerpt from Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature · This quote is about alcohol and alcoholism · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.

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