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About George Bernard Shaw
Irish playwright and critic of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Shaw is best known for his sharp social commentary and satirical plays that exposed class inequality and political hypocrisy. His works, including *Man and Superman* and *Pygmalion*, blend wit with progressive ideas, challenging conventional morality and advocating for humanist values.
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- “Poverty is like a crumb that sits at a table, and starves itself to death.”Anthony Liccione
- “One can slide between poor and rich, the difference as slight as between paper and parchment, one voice and a…”Jeannine Atkins
- “It is a good thing to know what it is to be poor, and a better thing if you can do it in company.”Marilynne Robinson
Explore Money
- “We didn't have a lot of money growing up, so my mom didn't buy a lot of extras, like sweet things.”Julianne Moore
- “We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we…”Louis D. Brandeis
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Books by George Bernard Shaw
Candida
1994
Major Barbara
2006
Pygmalion
2009
Heartbreak House
1965
Back to Methuselah
2006