"To the victor belong the spoils of the enemy."
— William L. Marcy

January 1, 1970

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Lawyers from New York (state)Members of the United States SenateUnited States Secretaries of StateGovernors of New YorkUnited States Secretaries of War
Original Language: English

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In James Parton’s Life of Andrew Jackson (1860), vol. 3, p. 378

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In James Parton’s Life of Andrew Jackson (1860), vol. 3, p. 378