A funder can cede control by claiming sole-captain logic

Evidence

That evening, Schlichtmann and Roisman went out for a drink. “The board’s made a decision,” Roisman said. “There can only be one captain of the ship. Since you’ve put so much time into the case already, we’ll let you run with it.” — , Harr Jonathan - A Civil Action, 689

Categorization

• SEED: Angle: ‘There can only be one captain of the ship’ as the polite formula for unloading a losing case — the moment a national organization transfers ownership by pretending to grant it.
• XREF: connects to: Commitments are often manufactured by removing one’s own control over action — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 714

Broader Connections

• Commitments are often manufactured by removing one’s own control over action #expands (0.85) — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 714