No, Shaw and Russell are in class by themselves. Einstein--who I admire -- and Gould -- who I don't -- weren't all that politcal.
Shaw and Russell were among the guiding plotters of the Fabian Socialists and hence responsible for disproportiona share the headaches we conservatives have suffered during the last century.
Once again, so what? I don't have to agree with their views on economy in order to agree with their views on religion. I can separate the two.