As Richard Cockett (1995, 12) noted, however, "it was, of course, an inauspicious moment to start founding new international organizations of ambitious intentions." The outbreak of World War II abruptly halted this nascent attempt at organizing (neo)liberal forces. It scattered many of the participants, and of course, gave a tremendous boost to the socialists, thus recasting the enemy as a different species of totalitarian after the war.

Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, loc. 111