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
Some, rioting in the spoils of office, turned pale with apprehension; knowing well the genius of Napoleon, and his boundless popularity, they feared another revolution, which should eject them from their seats of power.
From Napoleon Bonaparte by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
He has no wife, no children to enrich with the spoils of office, as he is an unmarried man.
From The Faith of Our Fathers by Gibbons, James
Even the posts of duty are the "spoils" of office.
From Without Prejudice by Zangwill, Israel
Finally, the same journal assured us that, beyond a handful of people who were interested in getting hold of the anticipated spoils of office, no one in the island cared about the matter.
From The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses by Froude, James Anthony
