Blount Mansion Semiquincentennial Celebration: A Government of Laws and Not of Men The Structural Foundations of Constitutional Liberty

Blount Mansion's Semiquincentennial Celebration, in a partnership with the National Society of Colonial Dames of America (NSCDA) Knoxville Town Committee, continues with Dr. Josh Dunn of the University of Tennessee who will explore the structural safeguards the Framers designed to protect liberty before the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution. America’s most enduring defense of individual rights arises from this constitutional architecture that diffuses authority and restrains the abuse of power. As Alexander Hamilton wrote in Federalist 84 that "the Constitution is itself, in every rational sense, and to every useful purpose, A BILL OF RIGHTS.” This constitutional logic, in turn, shows why a self-governing republic depends on the informed participation of citizens.

Light refreshments will be served. A $10 donation is suggested at the door; cash and cards accepted. RSVP to [email protected].