Fabian policy

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Inaction -- N. inaction, passiveness, abstinence from action; noninterference, nonintervention; Fabian policy, conservative policy; neglect &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

A Fabian policy, therefore, is a waiting policy.

From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward

The trouble was not so much to fight him as to get near enough to fight him; for he pursued a truly Fabian policy, and being lighter armed, was consequently swifter than the invaders.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 22, August, 1859 by Various

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

From Cobwebs from an Empty Skull by Bierce, Ambrose

Of course, if the nation adopted the Fabian policy, it would be carried out by brute force exactly as our present property system is.

From Revolutionist's Handbook and Pocket Companion by Shaw, Bernard