As the average Athenian citizen was not awfully bright, it was necessary to have a great many of them on each jury. ... They did not have to prove that they were completely ignorant before they were accepted as jurymen. That was taken for granted. (Will Cuppy)

As the average Athenian citizen was not awfully bright, it was necessary to have a great many of them on each jury. ... They did not have to prove that they were completely ignorant before they were accepted as jurymen. That was taken for granted.

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