“A man who fights for justice must fight in private, not in public, if he is to survive for even a short time.”Platon · Apologia lui Socrate · -399 · Apologia, 31e-32a
Justice fought in public makes you a target; only quiet resistance buys you time to endure.
Socrates makes a bitter observation about power: any opponent of abuse who steps into public light becomes an immediate target. The mechanism is that those who profit from injustice have the resources to remove anyone threatening their position. An example: an official who flags internal fraud can be fired within a week, while someone who quietly refuses to take part endures for years.
Why it matters Practical for whistleblowers or anyone who wants to resist a corrupt system without being crushed in the first month.