Thanks for explaining the reference! I was wondering about that as I had never heard that turn of phrase before. I looked him up and apparently he was put into

Thanks for explaining the reference! I was wondering about that as I had never heard that turn of phrase before. I looked him up and apparently he was put into an asylum due in part to his recommendations and the rejection of them and subsequently beat to death while committed. An absolutely brutal example of being persecuted for being right.