Resignation is quitting before the fight. Make them fire you and file suit for wrongful termination.
Of course population level passivity in the end allows the adversary to win but it's hard to be the first to stand on the front line.
The gov will burn itself down to fight you in court. They generally don't like to settle because losing just means they may have to raise taxes or insurance premiums. No gov attorney is likely to actually lose their job because they fought too long or hard and lost.
For instance, my settlement had to go through the financial committee of the county. Which means the lawsuit was scheduled as a line item in a televised public debate. Also, you could at least FOIA the bank records to a degree and reverse-engineer any payouts.