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[–] 7 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

It's easier to apologise than ask permission.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    "It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to ask permission" was coined by Admiral Grace Hopper for use in a very different context. It is intended to mean that, when dealing with a beaurocracy like the military, it is often easier to ask forgiveness than to ask permission.

    She certainly wouldn't have intended for it to be used in the context of theft.

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