Like the first industrial revolution in the 19th century, the post-war economic boom improved people's well-being. But it also leads to the degradation of the individual's status, which it reduces to the rank of consumer of mass products and worker on the one hand, and also leads to the decline of traditional values, which are incompatible with the economic principle of maximizing individual gain, on the other hand. In the face of this evolution, the Round Table provides a safe haven to avoid the erosion of the individual's status and civic values.
The model of society that the association proposes is based on responsible and conscious individuals, in love and respectful of their jobs, exercised with the aim of being useful to society. In this context, the search for diversity can result from several considerations. First, a model of society must be complete and representative in order not to be refuted. Secondly, it is a question of promoting these values in all sectors. Finally, the aim may be to create a virtually self-sufficient network that can serve as an example to the rest of society.
This aspiration for moral progress will soon be associated with a direct and concrete charitable action (community service), fuelled by the efforts of its members and which consists in helping individuals, projects or organizations in need. Today, this action is one of the fundamental pillars of the association.