Examples of the famous 'careless talk costs lives' warning are among a newly unearthed and rare, mint condition collection of 200 posters - sized A1 and A3 - produced by the Ministry of Information.

32 x 21 cm. (12.6 x 8.3 in.) ...

Mind Moves:'Loose talk can cost lives." "Button your lip." "Keep it under your hat." So enjoined second World War posters at a time when careless talk did indeed have the capacity to cost the ...

In Britain, the key slogan was "Careless talk costs lives"; famous cartoons by Fougasse showed British citizens talking quietly, not noticing caricatures of Hitler or Goebbels listening in.

"Careless Talk Costs Lives" was a famous poster campaign launched in 1940 showing people chatting in everyday situations such as on a bus or in a telephone booth, not noticing caricatures of Hitler ...