Since Robert's Rules of Order first was published in 1896, it's been the means to orderly, smooth, and fairly conducted meetings. "e;Where there is no law, but every man does what is right in his own eyes, there is the least of real liberty,"e; said General Henry M. Robert, and his gift of order is as indispensable now as it was a century ago. Robert's Rules of Order is the short title of a book containing rules of order intended to be adopted as a parliamentary authority for use by a deliberative assembly. It is the most widely used parliamentary authority in the United States, according to the National Association of Parliamentarians, a professional association of approximately 4,000 members which provides education and accreditation certifications for parliamentarians.