Woodrow Wilson actually said...

"These developments have made the tubes practically obsolete, quite unnecessary, and, in fact, a hindrance to the efficient operation of the postal service."

"We must act now, at whatever sacrifice to ourselves."

"The only question is, When shall we supply it—now or later, after the demands shall have become reproaches that we were so dull and so slow?"

"We are about to set them free; we must not leave them without the tools of action when they are free."