Liberty Fund(@Liberty_Fund):On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress voted for independence. Two months later, the revolution nearly ended in a single night. George Will (@GeorgeWill) reflects on the contingency at the heart of history: "If there hadn't been a fog in the East River in that late summer of 1776 that rescued George Washington's army one night, one fog, the revolution would have been over." Nothing about decline is inevitable either. Hear the full conversation with Gov. Mitch Daniels at 🔗

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2026.07.02 13:01

On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress voted for independence. Two months later, the revolution nearly ended in a single night. George Will (@GeorgeWill) reflects on the contingency at the heart of history: "If there hadn't been a fog in the East River in that late summer of 1776 that rescued George Washington's army one night, one fog, the revolution would have been over." Nothing about decline is inevitable either. Hear the full conversation with Gov. Mitch Daniels at 🔗