As this tweet points out, alcohol has been a commonly used bribe for luring voters right before elections – by all political parties – regardless of professed ideology or level of hypocrisy.
This Latin phrase literally means – in wine is the truth. And truth be told; alcohol does indeed prompt many to be truthful – in some cases, altogether more truthful than may be prudent.
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