Rex Stout Quotes:
Ocupation: Writer
Life: December 1, 1886 - October 27, 1975
Birthday: December 1
Death: October 27
I think the detective story is by far the best upholder of the democratic doctrine in literature. I mean, there couldn't have been detective stories until there were democracies, because the very foundation of the detective story is the thesis that if you're guilty you'll get it in the neck and if you're innocent you can't possibly be harmed. No matter who you are.
source: "The New Invitation to Learning: The Essence of the Great Books of All Times". Book by Mark Van Doren (pp. 248 - 249), 1942.
topic: Mean, Thinking, Democracy, Detective Stories
