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Winston Churchill: It is always better to jaw-jaw than to war-war.

On the recordJune 11, 2018
It is always better to jaw-jaw than to war-war.
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Winston Churchill

Editor's note · Context

David Gergen references Churchill's principle about the importance of dialogue over conflict in the context of current diplomatic efforts.

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