Fabian policy
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Kaiser Rudolf II. in Brothers' Quarrels is one of the most human of the men who in the face of inevitable calamity have pursued a Fabian policy.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Francke, Kuno
Such were the happy results for France of the Fabian policy of the Constable Du Guesclin.
From Historical Tales, Vol. 6 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. French. by Morris, Charles
Ferdinand, well understanding the peculiar characters of the French and of the Spanish soldier, had cautioned his general to adopt the Fabian policy of Gonsalvo, and avoid a close encounter as long as possible.
From The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 3 by Prescott, William Hickling
By a Fabian policy of watching, waiting, warding, and assaulting at the right moment.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844 by Various
Your Fabian policy will cost lives, time, and money; the people feels it, and roars for action.
From Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 by De Gurowski, Adam G., count
