Thomas Edison wrote... “We never had a sounder intelligence in this Republic. He was the equal of Washington in making American liberty possible. Where Washington performed Paine devised and wrote. The deeds of one in the Weld were matched by the deeds of the other with his pen. I consider Paine our greatest political thinker. As we have not advanced, and perhaps never shall advance, beyond the Declaration and Constitution, so Paine has had no successors who extended his principles. Although the present generation knows little of Paine's writings, and although he has almost no influence upon contemporary thought, Americans of the future will justly appraise his work. I am certain of it.” This little convenient pocket book combines three of the most influential works that changed the course of American history and the world. 1. Common Sense by Thomas Paine 2. The Constitution of the United States 3. The Declaration of Independence 4. also included: Famous Quotes of Thomas Paine.