[michigander]

"It's like feeding an alligator so he eats you last" (Rummy)

This was (pretty much) stolen from Reagan.
But, I guess if you're going to do that, you may as well do it from the BEST.

"If some among you fear taking a stand because you are afraid of reprisals from customers, clients, or even government, recognize that you are just feeding the crocodile hoping he'll eat you last."

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Reagan probably appropriated it from Winston Churchill.

Appeasement

An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.

Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965), British statesman, writer. Quoted in: The Reader's Digest (Pleasantville, N.Y., Dec. 1954).

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