Some rascal gets together a gang, and seizes the government and plunders its revenue.
"The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society"
Upton Sinclair
I think, ef there is any human critter on arth who is meaner than another, it is the one who plunders the people, all the while purtending to be a patriot.
"Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia"
Seba Smith
If that were all, we might be able to put up with it, but the high-handed, arrogant city, in order to increase its benefits and extravagance, continually plunders and destroys the forests in these other areas as well.
"Down-with-the-Cities"
Nakashima, Tadashi