I hate the term "dared to imagine", especially when used in conjunction with one of those "oh, poor us" type causes. For example:

"The neurodiversity movement got its start in the early 1990s, when a few autistic people got together on mailing lists and dared to imagine a day when they would be seen as equals in society."

This particular quote also bothers me in that it claims handicapped people should be seen as equals, when, let's face it, they usually are not. Given that many aspergers/autistic people have no desire to even try to act like the rest of society/pride themselves on not being part of it, it seems stupid that they should expect it to have alot of room for them. As someone who can barely function in modern society, I don't expect to be seen as an equal amongst people I make a point not to interact with, and neither should they. /rant

The term "dared to imagine" implies there's some huge, scary punishment for doing it. Barring some matrix-type super-Orwellian shit that the planet as a whole is unaware of, thought police don't exist yet. Yes, you can go to jail for, say, shooting at the president. You can probably even get in trouble for writing him a letter saying you're shooting at him. However, the worst possible outcome you'll face for simply imagining it is a few wasted hours when you realize he'll probably be voted out in a few years anyway. I dare you to try it right now. If your door gets kicked in and some sunglasses wearing men in black stick a bag over your head and deport you to a secret government work camp miles below the Idaho potato fields, let me know. I promise to pay your lawyer fees.