When the British Government prosecuted the Communists for sedition in 1925 the daily reports of the trial, the editorial discussion of its result, made the principles of Communism known to innumerable readers who would never, under other circumstances, have troubled to acquaint themselves with its nature.
Laski points out that the prosecution of Communists in 1925 led to greater public awareness of Communist principles.
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It is an attempt to give each man as similar a chance as possible to utilize what powers he may possess.
The case for the view that freedom of thought and speech is a good in itself is fairly easy to make.
Nor do I see why it is unconstitutional for Labour, as in 1926, to withdraw from work in an orderly and coherent way.
Montesquieu thus became the prophet of a new race of thinkers.
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