Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)
“An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile — hoping it will eat him last.”
In Reader's Digest (December 1954).
Post-war years (1945–1955)
Variant: An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.
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