> Do you want a man of words or of deeds?
>
>A man of words and not of deeds
>Is like a garden full of weeds
>And when the weeds begin to grow
>It's like a garden full of snow
>And when the snow begins to fall
>It's like a bird upon the wall
>And when the bird away does fly
>It's like an eagle in the sky
>And when the sky begins to roar
>It's like a lion at the door
>And when the door begins to crack
>It's like a stick across your back
>And when your back begins to smart
>It's like a penknife in your heart
>And when your heart begins to bleed
>You're dead, and dead, and dead indeed.

Yes, someone has to carry the coal to the furnace.
Iambic pentameter won't get it there.

However, most historians will place Shakespeare high, if not highest, on the list of most influential people in the history of western culture.

Words do matter.
I recently read a history of the depression years in the US.
FDR did lots of good things and many- perhaps more- questionable things, but in the final analysis he was probably the most successful and beloved president in US history.
This particular history gives a lot of credit to his fireside chats.
People looking for hope found it in his voice.

Is a Tweet a contemporary chat? Both circumvent the press and both drove the press batty.