Sometimes you can make subtle changes to your wording to communicate the same facts with different status modifiers. I'll give it a shot:

If a social norm is maladaptive, sometimes breaking it, even in a brazen way, can be the best response. We've got historical examples of agitators like Martin Luther King (one of my heroes) who succeeded with this approach. But let me know if you've got any evidence that it's a bad idea.

Let me know if you thought I failed in my objective to communicate the same facts while appearing humbler :P