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