Fabian policy

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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

He had early accepted a Fabian policy and put his trust in Englishmen who shirked paying the price of maintaining the law they decreed.

From The Invisible Censor by Hackett, Francis

Already they speak of the great results of Fabian policy; Seward, I am told, prides in it.

From Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 by De Gurowski, Adam G., count

This narrative exhibits one aspect of the "Fabian policy."

From Cobwebs from an Empty Skull by Bierce, Ambrose

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