The Fabian Society is generally regarded as a derivative of a group "Fellowship of the New Life",<ref name="McBriar" /> though there is some disagreement about this.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Britain|first1=Ian|title=Fabianism and Culture: A Study in British Socialism and the Arts C1884-1918|date=2005|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]}}</ref> The Society derives its name from [[Fabius Maximus]], a [[Roman]] general known for his delaying tactics. This was at the suggestion of Frank Podmore.<ref name="Pease" /><ref>Podmore wrote: "For the right moment you must wait, as Fabius did most patiently, when warring against Hannibal, though many censured his delays; but when the time comes you must strike hard, as Fabius did, or your waiting will be in vain, and fruitless"</ref> | The Fabian Society is generally regarded as a derivative of a group "Fellowship of the New Life",<ref name="McBriar" /> though there is some disagreement about this.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Britain|first1=Ian|title=Fabianism and Culture: A Study in British Socialism and the Arts C1884-1918|date=2005|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]}}</ref> The Society derives its name from [[Fabius Maximus]], a [[Roman]] general known for his delaying tactics. This was at the suggestion of Frank Podmore.<ref name="Pease" /><ref>Podmore wrote: "For the right moment you must wait, as Fabius did most patiently, when warring against Hannibal, though many censured his delays; but when the time comes you must strike hard, as Fabius did, or your waiting will be in vain, and fruitless"</ref> |