It should be noted, and basic reading comprehension would have told you, that Reagan was not suggesting the anti-communist does not read Marx and Lenin. In fact, one would suggest that reading Marx and Lenin would be quite necessary to understanding Marx and Lenin. That said: With the ample evidence of the flaws of Marxism, anyone still sticking up for the concepts clearly fails to understand them.

Steven demonstrates what Reagan meant quite well. Steven was someone that read the quote, but did not understand it.