In John Adams's worst nightmare, the story of the American Revolution assumed a different formulation: The essence of the whole will be that Dr. Franklin's electrical rod smote the earth and out sprung General Washington. That Franklin electrified him with his rod-and thence forward these two conducted all the policy, negotiation, legislatures, and war.
In a hypothetical scenario envisioned by John Adams, the narrative of the American Revolution diverges from reality. Instead of the complexities of human effort and political discourse, the revolution is depicted as a fantastical event where Dr. Franklin's electrical rod brings General Washington into existence, effectively suggesting that the two of them solely shaped the course of history. This idea presents a simplified and almost mythological version of a multifaceted struggle...
