If one plans on asking for a favour, one should ask graciously, without fear of denial.
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Otherwise the request runs the risk of coming across as an instruction, or an order.
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One should never give orders to those from whom one might require a favour. Whatever is gained in the short term will be lost in the long.
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12.9.07
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