"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." | 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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