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

1. 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

Descendants

• → French: faites l’amour, pas la guerre (calque)

Translations

hippie anti-war slogan

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 要做爱，不要作战 (yào zuò'ài, búyào zuòzhàn)

• Esperanto: amoru, ne militu
• Finnish: rakkautta, ei sotaa
• 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)
• Polish: czyń miłość, nie wojnę
• Russian: занимайтесь любовью, а не войной (zanimajtesʹ ljubovʹju, a ne vojnoj)

See also

• drop acid, not bombs
• if you want peace, prepare for war