If it begins by assuming that the exposition of Revolutionary Communism is undesirable, it will end, as the record shows, that language classes to teach English to Russians are a form of Communist propaganda.
Laski critiques the assumption that teaching English to Russians could be seen as propaganda, warning against overreach.
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