Sense is madness is sense

The central theme of the poem, "Much madness is divinest sens" is that people who conform to societal norms is mad. Along with that, the speaker also says that the person who does not conform and in a sense has their own individual vibe has sense. To me, this idea actually does have some truth behind it. In history, people like Martin Luther King, who spoke out against the societal norm of civil rights, was put in jail and criticized. Most people at the time felt he was crazy in what he was asking, but now looking back, it is very apparent that he had a lot of sense. I would like to take the words of Emily Dickinson a bit farther and say those who go against conformity at the time are often considered mad, but in retrospect, they are considered to have sense. People such as George Washinton fit into this category because when he stepped down as President after two terms, he was considered to be crazy to give up such a prestigious position. However, looking back he was sensible to give up the position and not hold it strictly to himself.