If you are going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy. God will forgive you but the bureaucracy won’t.

Hyman Rickover (1900-1986) Polish-American naval engineer, admiral [b. Chaim Gdala Rykower]

(Attributed)

Variant: "If you are going to sin, sin against God, but not against the bureaucracy -- God will forgive you, the bureaucracy never will."

A phrase used a number of times by Rickover in conversation, and frequently quoted and attributed to him. I cannot, however, find a primary source.

A citation is sometimes given to a New York Times article, 1986-11-03. That article merely quotes someone quoting Rickover.