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F. Scott Fitzgerald

Often people display a curious respect for a man drunk, rather like the respect of simple races for the insane... There is something awe-inspiring in one who has lost all inhibitions.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Fitzgerald suggests that people tend to admire a drunk person because their usual social restraints are gone, similar to how some cultures view madness with a mix of fear and reverence. This admiration comes from witnessing someone act without the usual limits that govern behavior, which can seem both powerful and unsettling.

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