Harry Truman actually said...

I strongly urge the Congress to correct the present unsound condition of the postal revenues.

The taxpayers of this country are faced with an unavoidably large burden in financing our defense program.

Second-class mail should be brought gradually toward self-sufficiency in postal revenues.

It is unreasonable and unfair that they should also have to pay for postal costs which should be borne by those who receive the direct benef...