damn the torpedoes vs shoot first and ask questions later

damn the torpedoes

verb
  • Used to dismiss the risks of a dangerous action. 

shoot first and ask questions later

verb
  • To take hasty, immediate action with serious consequences, without first adequately investigating the situation. 

  • To act boldly. 

How often have the words damn the torpedoes and shoot first and ask questions later occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )