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 Peter Mark Roget
They chafed under this Fabian policy, and at length imputed it to cowardice.
From The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century by Francis Parkman
Greene came with his Fabian policy, acquired in the school of Washington, to repair the errors of Gates.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
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
Perhaps, if history had preserved the reports of Hannibal, the "Fabian policy" would not have become so reputable.
From History of Morgan's Cavalry by Basil Wilson Duke
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