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What did Winston Churchill mean by saying An appeaser is one who feeds crocodile hoping it will last?
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∙ 9y ago
The quote is actually, "An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." Churchill was trying to show that giving in to a bad situation in hopes of avoiding conflict often makes the situation worse.
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What was final Jeopardy on May 28 2008?
The Final Jeopardy category, answer and question for Wednesday, May 28, 2008 is: Category: 20th Century Leaders Answer: He said, "An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." Question: Who is Winston Churchill?
What british politician spoke out against Britain's policy of appeasement?
Winston Churchill "Appeasement is like feeding a crocodile hoping he will eat you last." I know that's his quote, I don't remember when/where he said it though
What does the quote an appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile hoping it will eat him last mean?
Appeasement doesn't make the bad guys go away, it merely emboldens them. It may go back to English Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain whose policy of appeasement allowed Hitler to annex parts of Czechoslovakia in the assumption that he would not invade England. All it did was delay the inevitable start of World War II.
Why was Italy seen as the soft underbelly of the Axis?
Because Winston Churchill said it was. Churchill was hoping knock over Italy and invade Germany from the south, thus avoiding a cross-channel invasion. Although the Fascist government in Italy was overthrown, Germany quickly occupied Italy and stalled the Allied advance for the cost of a few of their best divisions. In the words of General Clark, the soft underbelly of Europe turned out to be one tough old gut.
What does Winston from 1984 think about after his conversation with the old man in the pub?
Winston now makes a serious attempt to find a connection with the past. Winston knows that his actions mean certain torture and death, yet he continues to search, hoping that he is not alone, that someone else feels as he does. This is the first time in the novel that Winston actively reaches out to the past, to his curiosity and obsession with memory and history, and it is this action that seals his fate. At this point, Winston wonders if he is the only one who remembers the past.
What is the worlds biggest record?
the hoping of the hoping hopping bunnies that just keep hoping and hopping till they hope. and hope upon hope leads to hope and hoping hope is hoping hope indeed and hope leads to hoping hope and bunnies hoping just keep hoping and hopping for hope and hope leads to hoping and hopping and hoping hoping hopping. so just keep hoping and hopping if you are a bunny that was the world's dumbest answer. no you know what is the world's biggest record broken.
Why didn't Captain Hook like Peter Pan?
Captain Hook hates Peter Pan because Peter cut off his right hand (he wears a big iron hook to replace it) in a fight and fed it to a huge saltwater crocodile. The crocodile liked the taste so much that it follows Hook around constantly, hoping for more.
Is it hope and hoping?
Yes, it's hope and hoping
What was Leif Erikson hoping to accomplish?
He was hoping to find gold.
What were the founders of the utopias hoping to achieve?
They were hoping to have a perfect society
What is 'hoping' when translated from English to Italian?
"Hoping" in English is sperando in Italian.
Can you get a sentence with hoping?
I was hoping the test got posponed because i had not studied.
