spoils of office
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The victor nowadays is denied 99% of the spoils of office, but he still has 100% of the responsibility for decision and action.
From Time Magazine Archive
Secession and empire or not, their hope, like his, is in the spoils of office; they are lean and desperate.
From The Conqueror by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn
Those who were on the watch-towers saw the enemy mustering, but they gave no warning, for the spoils of office were dear.
From Stand Up, Ye Dead by Maclean, Norman
He was not above using the spoils of office to reward faithful followers.
From Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics by Johnson, Allen
Even the posts of duty are the "spoils" of office.
From Without Prejudice by Zangwill, Israel
