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My heart goes out to a missionary who does not receive regular mail from home. Generally, a letter once a week is a good rule. But on the other hand, too much mail can be damaging to a missionary's morale.

— Gordon B. Hinckley

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

The Postal Service delivers mail six days a week to nearly 140 million addresses. Every year this number increases by 2 million.

— Joe Baca

Getting snail mail is one of my favorite indulgences, and I think receiving mail is actually a common joy.

— Mary Lambert

Alongside my 'no email' policy, I resolve to make better use of the wonderful Royal Mail, and send letters and postcards to people. There is a huge pleasure in writing a letter, putting it in an envelope and sticking the stamp on it. And huge pleasure in receiving real letters, too.

— Tom Hodgkinson

I used to get, like, 2,000 letters a week at one point.

— Andrew Keegan

The Postal Service's unmatched ability to reach every household and business in America six days a week is a vital part of the nation's infrastructure.

— Joe Baca

I've always had a tendency to push the envelope as far as it can go without hurting someone's feelings.

— Martha Wainwright

I get a lot of fan mail from girls. It's interesting because it's not just the U.S. - you get things from people all over the world. They send these postage stamps and you're like, 'Where do you live?' It's crazy. I'll get letters from the troops, too.

— Jenna Ushkowitz

✗Opposing Perspectives

Whether you are a low-income elderly woman living at the end of a dirt road in Vermont or a wealthy CEO living on Park Avenue, you get your mail six days a week. And you pay for this service at a cost far less than anywhere else in the industrialized world.

— Bernie Sanders

I believe in opening mail once a month, whether it needs it or not.

— Bob Considine

One serious drawback about letters is that, in order to get them, one must send some out. When it comes to the mail, I feel it is better to receive than to give.

— Joseph Epstein