make love, not war

English

Etymology

Originally coined by those who opposed the United States's involvement in the Vietnam War.

Phrase

make love, not war

A hippie anti-war slogan encouraging love and peace.
- 1973, John Lennon (lyrics and music), “Mind Games”, in Mind Games:
  I want you to make love, not war / I know you've heard it before

Translations

hippie anti-war slogan

Chinese:
Mandarin: 要做爱，不要作战 (yào zuò'ài, búyào zuòzhàn)
Esperanto: amoru, ne militu
French: faites l’amour, pas la guerre
German: Mach Liebe, nicht Krieg
Japanese: 戦争をしないで恋をしよう (sensō wo shinai de koi wo shiyō)
Russian: занимайтесь любовью, а не войной (zanimajtesʹ ljubovʹju, a ne vojnoj)

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