Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [1-1] of 1 Richard Sennett quotesRichard Sennett QuotesRichard Sennett Tocqueville saw the brute repression of deviants as a necessity if men were to keep convincing themselves of their collective dignity through their collective sameness. The “poets of society,” the men who challenged the norms, would have to be silenced so that sameness could be maintained.~ Richard Sennett Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print