When the Ancient Persians had a big political decision to m… - Mark Forsyth

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When the Ancient Persians had a big political decision to make they would debate the matter twice: once drunk, and once sober. If they came to the same conclusion both times, they acted.

Mark Forsyth

A Short History of Drunkenness: How, Why, Where, and When Humankind Has Gotten Merry from the Stone Age to the Present · May 8, 2018 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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