[Sans-Culotte]

The 'rats are all about the ends justifying the means. They convince themselves that it is OK to steal elections and lie and cheat because it's not really wrong if it keeps the evil republicans from power.

However, if Nixon's tapes had not become public, he would not have had to resign.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

It’s true he didn’t resign until they became public but none the less he did resign.

[HOYA97]

My father and others at that time asked themselves why Nixon did not just destroy the tapes. To this day they do not understand why he didn’t.