so his profession became being billy carter. there was nothing else he could do at that point. >> that's a really interesting addendum. you brought up thomas payne. he doesn't get nearly as much love as george washington, thomas jefferson, john adams, benjamin franklin or the post musical alexander hamilton. but payne was the intellectual engine that poured the american revolution. no pain, no gain of independence. he wrote common sense, which, you know, based on the population at the time is the biggest selling in history. it marshalled the colonists to band together and see themselves as americans, not as marylanders, virginians and new yorkers and rebel against the crown. he didn't have a great personality. the biggest problem thomas payne had was he was a revolutionary that didn't know how to turn into a statesman. he's the guy at dinner that only wants to talk about the issues. >> came out against george washington and jesus which is tough. >> know your audience. >> and his brain stem was preserved? >> he has a lot of fans,