"make love, not war" meaning in English

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Phrase

Etymology: Originally coined by those who opposed the United States's involvement in the Vietnam War. Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=make love, not war}} make love, not war
  1. A hippie anti-war slogan encouraging love and peace. Categories (topical): Love, Peace, War 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), 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), занимайтесь любовью, а не войной (zanimajtesʹ ljubovʹju, a ne vojnoj) (Russian)

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