Mont Pèlerin’s founders felt isolated and despairing in 1947

Evidence

What was the rationale for founding the Mont Pèlerin Society? There were at least two salient considerations. First, the (neo)liberals felt isolated and nearly alone: “The present position is one where we nearly despair.” — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 118

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 118
• XREF: connects to: Founding Mont Pèlerin members became alienated by the society’s later trajectory — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion: Reinventing Free…, 562; The Mont Pèlerin founding meeting occurred amid Europe’s 1947 post-war devastation — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion: Reinventing Free…, 262