Meanings of always permissible in English

It may not be well to prophecy, but it is always permissible to speak of our hopes.

Signs giving information helpful to readers are always permissible; but see that they harmonize with the furnishings of the room and are clean.

In such circumstances it is always permissible to circumcise, were it for no other end than an acknowledged attempt to reach a cure.

One may ask the waiter for a second or third glass of water, as even at a formal dinner that is always permissible.

It is always permissible to ask a hostess if you may "bring" a dancing man who is a stranger to her.

At the other extreme, it is argued that abortion is always permissible and the decision should be a matter for the mother alone.

Jackson pushed issues that were not always permissible in mainstream politics in 1984 and 1988, including Palestinian rights and opposition to South African apartheid.