'to the victor belong the spoils' (1)
-> 'the victor gets the spoils' (2)
-> 'to the victor go the spoils' (3)
The first statement was popularly used by William L.Marcy (a New York Senator) during a Congressional Debate in the year 1831...
The topic in question was the 'spoils system'...
'spoils system' -> the winning party appointing its members or loyalists or voters for the jobs being held by followers of the ousted party...
the second and the third statements are variations of the first statement which also stood the test of time to become a proverb...
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