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title: 'Army Behavior poster, Panel 6: Respect Civilians'' Lives and Beliefs (Vietnamese poster distributed in Saigon)'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/army-behavior-poster-6-respect-civilians-lives-beliefs-vietnamese-1956/
description: Panel 6 of the Vietnamese army's seven commandments set. A helmeted soldier with a rifle slung on his shoulder stands beside a tiled-roof temple
section: Collection
---

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# Army Behavior poster, Panel 6: Respect Civilians' Lives and Beliefs (Vietnamese poster distributed in Saigon)

Panel 6 of the Vietnamese army's seven commandments set. A helmeted soldier with a rifle slung on his shoulder stands beside a tiled-roof temple and a twin-spired church with small figures of civilians walking to each, and the printed rule tells soldiers to respect the lives, property and freedom of belief of the people. The tell is glittering generalities: respect for religion and the people is asserted as the soldier's ideal.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/)

## Text on the object

Original (Vietnamese) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
6
Phải kính trọng tính-mệnh tài-
sản và tự-do tín-ngưỡng của Dân
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
Must respect the lives, property and freedom of belief of the People.
```

Panel number printed in a black circle; diacritics transcribed as printed.

[← Army Behavior poster, Panel 5: Keep Army Secrets (Vietnamese poster distributed in Saigon)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/army-behavior-poster-5-keep-army-secrets-vietnamese-1956/) [Army Behavior poster, Panel 7: Be Close to the People (Vietnamese poster distributed in Saigon) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/army-behavior-poster-7-be-close-to-the-people-vietnamese-1956/)

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