Carolina QuotesTo the victors belong the spoils.
Andrew Jackson Carolinian
Source
Reported as a misattribution in Paul F. Boller, Jr., and John George, They Never Said It: A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, & Misleading Attributions (1989), p. 54; Boller and George report that this was actually said by New York Senator William L. Marcy (January 1832).
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- 1832
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- p. 54
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“To the victors belong the spoils.” Andrew Jackson. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-7FAC7448FB. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/7fac7448fb
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