How we cite our quotes: (Paragraph.Sentence)
Quote #4
Let historians not record that when America was the most powerful nation in the world we passed on the other side of the road and allowed the last hopes for peace and freedom of millions of people to be suffocated by the forces of totalitarianism.
And so tonight—to you, the great silent majority of my fellow Americans—I ask for your support. (130.1-131.1)
The food metaphors continue: this was Nixon's cherry, sitting atop his speech-giving ice cream sundae. He's calling on all of his supporters to join him and enjoy the delicious rhetorical meal that he has created for them—all in return for helping to get his plans for Vietnam passed. And America ate it up. (Pun intended.)
But Nixon didn't want to invite the anti-war and hippie crowds to join in. He assumed that they don't like ice cream…it's not vegan.
Quote #5
Let us be united for peace. Let us also be united against defeat. Because let us understand: North Vietnam cannot defeat or humiliate the United States. Only Americans can do that. (134.1-134.4)
Nixon just couldn't leave it at the speech's peak moment. He really hit a high mark with his reference to the "great silent majority," but he had to have the last word on the anti-war crowd. This little jab is meant to get those protestors to feel super bad for not being pro-Nixon supporters.