Is there a potential problem if governments continually finance goods and services by borrowing money? yes, eventually their debts must be repaid with interest. yes, it is unconstitutional for governments to borrow money. no, governments can accumulate debts without limit. no, it is always easier to pay off the debts later.

the main reason that the constitution did not proclaim all men to be free and equal is because of the issue of slavery.

the romans were initially interested in expansion via sicily (which at that time was a cultural melting pot), part of which lay under carthaginian control. at the start of the first punic war (264-241 bc), carthage was the dominant power of the western mediterranean, with an extensive maritime empire