Talk:Beer question
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The Candidates
[edit]The question has been discussed as early as 1770 in Robert Munford's satirical play The Candidates
- it would be good to get some more context here. Is this the citation of Sydnor's line about a character in the play having "no political strength except his readiness to drink with the poor man as freely as with the rich", or is there more to it, @Cmwindmuller? Belbury (talk) 15:02, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
- There's more to that very sentence: "..., looks for support among the plain people who like him because he 'wont turn his back upon a poor man, but will take a chearful cup with one as well as another.'" Cmwindmuller (talk) 15:18, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
- Thanks, I've moved it from the lead to a subsection, and expanded on the quotations. Belbury (talk) 09:52, 23 July 2026 (UTC)