Harry Truman actually said...

It is not without reason that for many of our citizens the post office has come to symbolize the Federal Government.

No other country furnishes a better or more varied postal service, and many other countries have used our postal service as a model.

I am in wholehearted agreement with the objectives set forth by the Commission.

Such a process is obviously poor business and any apparent saving in funds for salaries is obviously a disservice to the taxpayers.