Editor’s Column: Boundaries

I got my American patriots confused last week when I attributed “Common Sense” to Patrick Henry instead of his fellow revolutionary Thomas Paine (thank you, Frank, for the alert!). While Paine is remembered for his “Common Sense” essay, Henry is perhaps best known for his fiery “give me liberty, or give me death” speech. Paine (who wrote “Common Sense”), Henry and Samuel Adams were peers. I hope my Revolutionary-era ancestors (and our readers who noticed)…