I learned this week that the U.S. Postal Service has no official motto. The line we associate with their faithful service, "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds," was penned by the Greek historian Herodotus. The "motto" became associated with the Post Office when the architects for a New York City Post Office included the inscription on the building's facade.
For the record, we haven't received mail in two days.
