Despite their personal and professional differences, Knight and Viner both sought to distance themselves from partisan debate and therefore held aloof from organizations they perceived to have an ideological agenda. They adopted this disinterested stance in deliberate opposition to the approach of their interventionist colleagues, whom they consistently criticized for their frequent engagements in politics and their willingness to validate matters of opinion with the mantle of science.

Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion, loc. 130