After losing an eye while fighting in the British amy during World War II, Moshe Dayan wore a distinctive eyepatch. One day, he was stopped for speeding by a military policeman. "I have only one eye," Dayan protested. "What do you want me to watch - the speedometer or the road!"
From: C. Fadiman, ed., Bartlett's Anecdotes
Dayan, Moshe (1915-81), Israeli minister of defense (1967, 1969-74) and foreign minister (1977-79)
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