Though the debate was partisan and often rancorous, Congress ap- proved the purchase of the collection in early 1815 for $23,950. ... History, the first of his three major categories, was composed of all known facts about the physical universe. ... A fact discovered long ago was no less valid than one recently established. If History dealt with the known world, Philoso- phy was concerned with the laws that governed those facts-the Moral for human affairs and the Mathematical for the forces of nature. ... Anatomy is composed of all the known facts about the human body just as A...

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That means we imitate those who are above us in class hierarchy. ... In other words, the elite not only showed how much they could spend on clothing, but also demonstrated the fact that they did not have to engage in common labor. ... It was during this time that people began to realize that family history did not matter as much. ... After studying the history of New York and their tendency to ape Parisian customs and it exaltation of money from Born for Liberty: A History of Women in America by Sara M. ... And, pray, what was the occasion of these very mal-ap-pro-pos remarks? ...

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