Homework Help: History

Posted by Emma on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 10:26pm.

"They [Jackson and his supporters] see nothing wrong in the rule that to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy."
-William Learned Marcy of the U.S. Senate

What did Marcy mean by the "spoils of the enemy"?

History - Ms. Sue, Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 10:29pm
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