Some campaigns are not worth waging if you can't win; others have to be fought on grounds of principle regardless of the chances for success.
“No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned... a man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company.”
“A woman should be home with the children, building that home and making sure there's a secure family atmosphere.”