---
title: Target for Today - Security for Tomorrow - Buy Victory Bonds
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/canada-target-for-today-security-for-tomorrow-victory-bonds-1939/
description: A twin-engined aircraft flies over a lake and shoreline at dusk, with slanted lettering 'Target for today' and 'Security for tomorrow' above the words 'Buy
section: Collection
---

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[![Target for Today - Security for Tomorrow - Buy Victory Bonds, 1939 Canada poster: A twin-engined aircraft flies over a lake](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/canada-target-for-today-security-for-tomorrow-victory-bonds-1939.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/canada-target-for-today-security-for-tomorrow-victory-bonds-1939.jpg)

# Target for Today - Security for Tomorrow - Buy Victory Bonds

A twin-engined aircraft flies over a lake and shoreline at dusk, with slanted lettering 'Target for today' and 'Security for tomorrow' above the words 'Buy Victory Bonds'. The tell (glittering-generalities) is 'security for tomorrow', a virtue phrase with no stated terms, set beside the bomber image.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

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

## Text on the object

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

```
TARGET FOR TODAY
SECURITY FOR TOMORROW
BUY
VICTORY BONDS
```

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