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title: သူတို့၏ လွတ်လပ်မှုသည် အဘိုးတန်၏ (Their freedom is precious) (Burmese poster distributed in Burma)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/their-freedom-is-precious-burmese-1953/
description: Five Burmese children play marbles and with a hoop in front of a pale blue shadow of a lattice tower with figures on it.
section: Collection
---

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# သူတို့၏ လွတ်လပ်မှုသည် အဘိုးတန်၏ (Their freedom is precious) (Burmese poster distributed in Burma)

Five Burmese children play marbles and with a hoop in front of a pale blue shadow of a lattice tower with figures on it. A two-line caption states that their freedom is precious and calls on viewers to preserve and defend it. The tell is glittering-generalities: the abstract value 'freedom' is attached to an image of children at play, and the poster does not say what threatens it.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

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

## Text on the object

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

```
သူတို့၏ လွတ်လပ်မှုသည် အဘိုးတန်၏။
ထိန်းသိမ်းကာကွယ် ကြလော့။
```

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

```
Their freedom is precious.
Let us preserve and defend it.
```

Literal rendering; the final verb is an exhortation form.

[← Việt-Minh cõng rắn cắn gà nhà (The Viet Minh carry the snake to bite the home chicken) (Vietnamese poster distributed in Vietnam; NARA title: Viet Army Stops Snake)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/viet-army-stops-snake-vietnamese-1953/) [To the courageous jet pilots: the way to the free world (Operation Moolah leaflet) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/fec-jet-pilot-reward-leaflet-1953/)

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