Simons was both more po liti cally engaged and a more strident public defender of capitalist forms of social or ga ni za tion than either Viner or Knight. As market advocacy began to gain traction after World War II, some of its leading fi gures therefore turned to his work in the hope of fi nding support for their ideas. They were appalled at what they discov- ered.

Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion, loc. 107