way of social consciousness and demonstration. it was an angry voice. the revolution was televised and televised live. dissent is a necessary ingredient of change but in a system of government that provides for peaceful change there is no cause that justifies resort to violence. let us recognize that the first civil right of every american is to be free from domestic violence. so i pledge to you we shall have order in the united states. in 1968 richard nixon comes up with the phrase, the silent center. there are millions of people who do not demonstration who don t picket or protest loudly. this is the unspoken voice of america. this is the silent center. what that referred to was how the media was holding up these young student insurgents as the