Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"the disapproval is based not so much on the consideration of the additional expense involved should the bill become a law as on the broad consideration of public policy and the management of the posta..."

"This bill prohibits the Postmaster General from determining the needs of the postal service as to personnel."

"I return herewith, without my approval, H. R. 7483 entitled, An Act to Provide Minimum Pay for Postal Substitutes."

"My disapproval of this measure is not based on the consideration of the additional expenditures it would require but on the deeper consideration of public policy."