"make love, not war" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Etymology: Originally coined by those who opposed the involvement of the United States in the Vietnam War. Head templates: {{en-head|phr|head=~make love}} make love, not war
  1. A hippie anti-war slogan encouraging love and peace. Related terms: drop acid, not bombs, if you want peace, prepare for war Translations (hippie anti-war slogan): 要做爱,不要作战 (yào zuò'ài, búyào zuòzhàn) (Chinese Mandarin), gwra kerensa na vresel (Cornish), amoru, ne militu (Esperanto), rakkautta, ei sotaa (Finnish), faites l’amour, pas la guerre (French), Mach Liebe, nicht Krieg (German), 戦争をしないで恋をしよう (sensō wo shinai de koi wo shiyō) (Japanese), czyń miłość, nie wojnę (Polish), твори любовь, а не войну (tvori ljubovʹ, a ne vojnu) (Russian), занимайтесь любовью, а не войной (zanimajtesʹ ljubovʹju, a ne vojnoj) (Russian), haz el amor, no la guerra (Spanish)
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