The immediate influence of the Kronberger Kreis, which also indicates the close ideological connection between the intention of the Lambsdorff Paper and the think tank, is reflected in a quote from Otto Lambsdorff’s speech on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of its foundation: “I think I simply copied from the Kronberger Kreis; this was the easiest way because it was always right.”

Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, loc. 642