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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
ANCIENT occurs
5 times
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1.
... ancient.
12&12 p.56,
Step Five
This
practice of
admitting one's
defects
to another
person is, of
course, very
ancient.
2.
... ancient enemy,
rationalization, has stepped in and ...
12&12 p.94,
Step Ten
There are
cases where our
ancient enemy,
rationalization, has
stepped in and has
justified conduct which
was really
wrong.
3.
... ancient history
tell us that the intellect ...
BB p.51,
We Agnostics
Students of
ancient history tell us that the
intellect of
men in those
days was
equal to the
best of
today.
4.
... ancient times
material progress was painfully slow.
BB p.51,
We Agnostics
5.
... ancient words
"Freely ye have received, freely ...
12&12 p.166,
Tradition Eight
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