Quote from James Madison 

"Large and permanent military establishments
... are forbidden by the principles of free government,
and against the necessity of which the militia
were meant to be a constitutional bulwark."

Quote by:
James Madison
(1751-1836), Father of the Constitution for the USA, 4th US President
Source:
Fourth Annual Message, November 4, 1812 http://www.infoplease.com/t/hist/state-of-the-union/24.html
 
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