Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention 2023
We were thrilled to showcase our Wisdom of the Ages Athenaeum exhibit at this year’s The Federalist Society’s National Lawyers Convention, located at The Mayflower in Washington, D.C., where attendees experienced first-hand the power of our rare and historical works that shaped the foundations of law, liberty, and governance.
Classical works exhibition included:
- Defense of Constitution by John Adams, 1787
- Oration State House Philly by Sam Adams, 1776
- Commentaries on the Laws England by William Blackstone, 1771-1772
- US Congress Constitution, 1787
- US Congress Declaration by the Representatives of United Colonies, 1775
- Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln, 1864
- The Federalist Papers by Hamilton, Madison, Jay, 1788
- Animal Farm by George Orwell, 1946
- Common Sense by Thomas Paine, 1776
- Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, 1957
- Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith, 1776
- Democracy in America by Alexis deTocqueville, 1841
- Les Mis by Victor Hugo, 1887
- US Congress Bill of Rights, 1789
- Parliament 50 Acts, 1717-1770
- Almanac or Speeches by Davy Crockett, 1838
- Magna Carta Manuscript, ca 1350
- Three Books of Duties by Marcus Tullius Cicero, ca 1600
- Parliamentary Practice by Thomas Jefferson, 1801
- Life of George Washington by Washington Irving, 1855
- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, 1845
- Message from Pres by James Monroe, 1823
- Two Treatise Government by John Locke, 1764