Dwight Eisenhower actually said...

"I take this action for three reasons."

"We can no longer afford to continue a costly deficit operation paid for by millions of taxpayers in amounts out of all proportion to the postal services that they as individuals receive."

"Because the enactment of such legislation will substantially increase the postal deficit, I wish again to emphasize the imperative need for postal rates that will make the Postal Service self-supporti..."

"Not only will such vigilance and preparedness minimize the effects of any disaster, it can powerfully deter aggression itself."