Nixon called the non-shouters and the non-demonstrators as the Silent Majority. This was after nearly a decade of loud protests, demonstrations, sit-in, and violent rallies with the Civil Rights Movement and protests over the Vietnam War. So though the words sound lame today, his comment addressed a huge part of US citizens who were not marching the streets or sitting to block access to public buildings.
he believed there were more people in America who agreed with him
He believed there were more people in America who agreed with him than didn't agree with him.
No, Clinton's impeachment was not supported by the majority of Americans. Public opinion polls conducted during that time consistently showed that a majority of Americans opposed his impeachment.
Britain supported Native Americans because the majority of their population supported the British.
He believed there were more people in America who agreed with him than didn't agree with him.
the middle class
The Abolitionist Movement was supported by a large majority of Americans.
OBVIOUSLY THEM MAJORITY OF AMERICANS THOUGHT HE WAS THE BEST MAN FOR THE JOB.
No, they have actually gone down.
Yes, I would. End of Prohibition, 5 Dec 1933. Repeal was supported by the majority of Americans.
Richard Nixon is the 37th President of the United States. He referred to the Americans who did not express their opinions publicly against the Vietnam War, as the great silent majority.
In a system of majority rule, everyone agrees to abide by the decision of the majority. That is the foundation of the Democratic Process. As an example, the majority of Americans voted for President Obama, and he was voted into office. Some, the minority, did not vote for him, but, by the Democratic Process, embodied in the US Constitution, everyone implicitly agrees that he is the President of the United States. That does not mean that everyone agrees with him, but it does mean that they will support him in his role as President.
A term used by President Richard Nixon to indicate his belief that the great body of Americans supported his policies and that those who demonstrated against the involvement of the United States in the Vietnam War amounted to only a noisy minority.
The majority of Americans had a positive reaction to President Roosevelt's securing of the Canal Zone, believing the canal was vital to the United States. There were, however, detractors.