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From the early days of the organization, Rotarians
were concerned with promoting high ethical standards in their
professional lives. One of the world's most widely printed and
quoted statements of business ethics is the 4-Way Test, which
was created in 1932 by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor ( who later
served as RI President ) when he was asked to take charge of a
company that was facing bankruptcy. This 24-word test for employees
to follow in their business and professional lives became the
guide for sales, production, advertising, and all relations with
dealers and customers, and the survival of the companby is credited
to this simple philosphy. Adopted by Rotary in 1943, The 4-way
Test has been translated into more than a hundred languages abd
published in thousands of ways. It asks the following four questions:
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