Invention and madness

"Bear bravely and proudly the smear of, 'madness,' with which they try to gag all innovators."

I've always wondered about how many wanabe-innovators are really just crazy and just manage to convice people that they're just afraid of change and the innovator is perfectly sane. It seems like an excellent rationalization to me.

I mean, a certain amount of madness is to be associated with, so how many crazy people are just trying to pass as brilliant folk? That would explain a lot actualy.