Fabian policy

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It was the Fabian policy that he had learnt under Washington, of whom he prided himself on being a disciple.

From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Irving, Washington

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

In France the great ally of the Sultan's Fabian policy had fallen.

From The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1 by Gwynn, Stephen Lucius

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

The result of the election, which took place in July, was regarded as a justification for the Fabian policy of social advance.

From The History of the Fabian Society by Pease, Edward R.