Just as a complaint of the eyes, by confusing the vision, prevents a man from seeing what lies before him, so an unjust speech, insinuating itself into the minds of the jury, prevents them in their anger from perceiving the truth. Demades. On The Twelve Years. Speech 1. Section 3.
Image: Satyr-embellished black-figured mastos drinking cup with eyes to ward off evil Greek 520-500 BCE from Etruria, Italy exhibited as part of "The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece" from the collections of the British Museum and photographed at the Portland (OR) Art Museum.
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