George Bernard Shaw is, of course, the author of Pygmalion, Man and Superman, Saint Joan and many more fine plays. Although he used drama to expound on his socialist beliefs, he was ultimately frustrated by the public's tendency to enjoy them as comedies and ignore the underlying message. Imagine that. Still, he must have done something right because a new film of Pygmalion is currently in production.
Ralph Waldo Emerson was more of an orator than a writer, but we are still fond of his essays. He was a popular speaker in his day although he did get some flak for taking up the abolitionist cause. He was critical of Abraham Lincoln for waging civil war merely to hold the Union together. But after meeting with the President, he came to like and respect him. We all grow and change.
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