From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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12. And
finally, we of Alcoholics Anonymous ...
BB p.565(567),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
12. And finally, we of Alcoholics Anonymous
believe that the principle of anonymity
has an immense spiritual significance.
2.
12. Having
had a spiritual awakening as ...
BB p.60,
How It Works
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as
the result of these steps,
we tried to carry this message to alcoholics,
and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
3.
... "12 Step"
work is never to be ...
BB p.565(567),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
4.
... "12 Traditions"
are seen in their so-called ...
BB p.561(563),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
On the next page, A.A.'s "12 Traditions" are seen in
their so-called "short form" the form in general use today.
5.
... "12 Traditions"
of Alcoholics Anonymous are, we ...
BB p.561(563),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
The "12 Traditions" of
Alcoholics Anonymous are, we A.A.'s believe, the best answers that our experience has yet given to those ever-urgent questions, "How can A.A. best function?" and, "How can
A.A. best stay whole and so survive?"
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