Fabian policy
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Grant pursued the Fabian policy of keeping his bat almost immovable and trusting to luck.
From Mike by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
The policy that General Linares should have adopted was the Fabian policy of obstruction, harassment, and delay.
From Campaigning in Cuba by Kennan, George
Chief John adopted a Fabian policy from the first.
From Reminiscences of a Pioneer by Thompson, William, Colonel
The Spaniards, few in number, did not attack them, but, adopting a Fabian policy, which suited their pride and phlegm, sent for 300 or 400 men to kill all the cattle round the bay.
From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Thornbury, Walter
His Fabian policy, which troubled so many of his contemporaries, saved the American Revolution.
From George Washington by Thayer, William Roscoe
