Silence when you have something to say

When you come to a place where people are just being hateful because they hate you, does it really do any good to fight back? Does it really work to get angry?

But when the leading priests and the elders made their accusations against him, Jesus remained silent. “Don’t you hear all these charges they are bringing against you?” Pilate demanded. But Jesus made no response to any of the charges, much to the governor’s surprise. (Matthew 27:12-14)