INK 16: 8 Responsibilities of an International Rotarian
INK 16_EIGHT INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF A ROTARIANAs an international organization, Rotary offers each member unique opportunities and responsibilities. Although each Rotarian has first responsibility to uphold the obligations of citizenship of his or her own country, membership in Rotary enables Rotarians to take a somewhat different view of international affairs. In the early 1950s a Rotary philosophy was adopted to describe how a Rotarian may think on a global basis. Here is what it said:
Responsibility 1
A Global Minded Rotarian…
• looks beyond national patriotism and considers himself as sharing responsibility for the advancement of international understanding, goodwill and peace;
Responsibility 2
A Global Minded Rotarian…
• resists any tendency to act in terms of national or racial superiority;
Responsibility 3
A Global Minded Rotarian…
• seeks and develops common grounds for agreement with peoples of other lands;
Responsibility 4
A Global Minded Rotarian…
• defends the rule of law and order to preserve the liberty of the individual so that he may enjoy freedom of thought, speech and assembly, and freedom from persecution, aggression, want and fear;
Responsibility 5
A Global Minded Rotarian…
• supports action directed toward improving standards of living for all peoples, realizing that poverty anywhere endangers prosperity everywhere;
Responsibility 6
A Global Minded Rotarian…
• upholds the principles of justice for mankind;
Responsibility 7
A Global Minded Rotarian…
• strives always to promote peace between nations and prepares to make personal sacrifices for that ideal;
Responsibility 8
A Global Minded Rotarian…
• urges and practices a spirit of understanding of every other man's beliefs as a step toward international goodwill, recognizing that there are certain basic moral and spiritual standards which will ensure a richer, fuller life."
Responsibility 1
A Global Minded Rotarian…
• looks beyond national patriotism and considers himself as sharing responsibility for the advancement of international understanding, goodwill and peace;
Responsibility 2
A Global Minded Rotarian…
• resists any tendency to act in terms of national or racial superiority;
Responsibility 3
A Global Minded Rotarian…
• seeks and develops common grounds for agreement with peoples of other lands;
Responsibility 4
A Global Minded Rotarian…
• defends the rule of law and order to preserve the liberty of the individual so that he may enjoy freedom of thought, speech and assembly, and freedom from persecution, aggression, want and fear;
Responsibility 5
A Global Minded Rotarian…
• supports action directed toward improving standards of living for all peoples, realizing that poverty anywhere endangers prosperity everywhere;
Responsibility 6
A Global Minded Rotarian…
• upholds the principles of justice for mankind;
Responsibility 7
A Global Minded Rotarian…
• strives always to promote peace between nations and prepares to make personal sacrifices for that ideal;
Responsibility 8
A Global Minded Rotarian…
• urges and practices a spirit of understanding of every other man's beliefs as a step toward international goodwill, recognizing that there are certain basic moral and spiritual standards which will ensure a richer, fuller life."