For his own sake, no. What he did blatantly put himself in danger and finally was placed under interrogation, etc & so forth.
For the sake of science, yes. What he did, and the consequences thereof, would have publicised his struggle, especially during the age of Enlightenment. Although what he did might also have momentarily pushed people away from science in fear of the consequences of facing the church due to the harsh punishment that he was subjected to. His persistence was, in the end only healthy for the development of science in later years.
The correct answer is 2. Isolationism
Following world war 1, United States didn't want to mess with European affairs because they understood how bad the war was and didn't want to participate in it again. That's why when Wilson wanted to join the League of Nations they declined and the US remained on its own.
In the Oedipus the King, in some cases hilariously inhumane or whimsical, now and then keen, now and again sensational, the Chorus responds to the occasion in front of an audience. The Chorus' responses can be lessons in how the gathering of people ought to decipher what it is seeing, or how it ought not to translate what it is seeing.
It’s a democracy.
People vote for a party and this party is governing the country.