Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “... 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.” ~ James Madison (1751-1836), Father of the Constitution for the USA, 4th US PresidentSource: Fourth Annual Message, November 4, 1812http://www.infoplease.com/t/hist/state-of-the-union/24.html