More
than 60 years ago, in the midst of the Great Depression, a U.S.
Rotarian devised a simple, four-part ethical guideline that helped him
rescue a beleaguered business. The statement and the principles it
embodied also helped many others find their own ethical compass. Soon
embraced and popularized by Rotary International, The Four-Way Test
today stands as one of the organization’s hallmarks. It may very well be
one of the most famous statements of our century.
Herbert J. Taylor, author of the Test, was a mover, a doer, a
consummate salesman and a leader of men. He was a man of action, faith
and high moral principle. Born in Michigan, USA, in 1893, he worked his
way through Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
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As Rotarians - do we know about our own history?
Can we promote it more?
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