| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 61260 |
| QUOTATION: | The nation that complacently and fearfully allows its artists and writers to become suspected rather than respected is no longer regarded as a nation possessed with humor in depth. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | James Thurber (1894–1961), U.S. humorist, illustrator. New York Times Magazine (Dec. 7, 1958).
In response to the question of whether humor was in decline in the United States. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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