Indeed. And Blake certainly met the criteria of being someone with a peculiar mind - after all, he was probably schizophrenic or epileptic (or had some other condition making him prone to visions) and also a creative and artistic genius, political and social contrarian and radical. It required just such a rare person to have led just such an odd life to live at just such a time to give us the result of his works and thoughts and there enduring influence.
And I think the same could be said of Alexander, Caesar, Saint Paul, Da Vinci, and all rest of the pantheon of extraordinary humans who drive many of our dramatic social changes.
And I think the same could be said of Alexander, Caesar, Saint Paul, Da Vinci, and all rest of the pantheon of extraordinary humans who drive many of our dramatic social changes.