Make love not war
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Make love not war was a phrase/slogan commonly associated with the American counter-culture of the 1960s. It was used primarily by those who were opposed to the Vietnam War. The slogan was featured in John Lennon's song Mind Games.
The slogan also the inspiration for a book by David Allyn: Make Love, Not War: The Sexual Revolution: An Unfettered History.
"Make money, not love" was a related, but lesser known, slogan that evolved from this one. While seemingly prescient in nature, some would say it was a cynical response to the counter-culture idealism of the time, compared to the realism of what was actually happening in Western society. For example, the 'unfettered', exponential growth of both, capitalist wealth and it's related consumption of global resources. It might also be pointed to as a catch-phrase proclaimed by hippies as they sold-out, threw in the towel, and (re)joined the conservative capitalist culture that they had previously opposed with such fervor.
The slogan is paroided many times in popular culture, including in the South Park episode Make Love, Not Warcraft (Also parodying World of Warcraft) and the videogame Destroy all Humans 2! Make war not love.
On the DEC PDP-10, typing the command "make love" woulg result in the response "not war?". This action was copied on some older versions of UNIX.
