In 1932, Herbert J Taylor, Chicago Rotarian and president of Rotary International wrote the Four Way Test in 1954-55. This concept is a purely subjective form of self-analysis. Truth is, of course, relative. Rotarian Herb J. Taylor retold the concept of the test in his own words: "To win our way out of this situation, I reasoned we must be morally and ethically strong. I knew that in right there was might. I felt that if …showed first 75 words of 276 total…

…showed last 75 words of 276 total…one of the first principles of Rotary established in 1910. Rotary was neither a religion of a substitute for a religion. But still the Four Way Test was and is a subjective analysis with no dogmatic answers. The Four Way Test states the following: "Of the things we think, say or do: 1. Is it the Truth? 2. Is it Fair to all concerned? 3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships? 4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?"