From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... Anonymous?
12&12 p.35,
Step Three
Isn't it true that in all matters touching upon alcohol, each of them has decided to turn his or her life over to the care, protection, and guidance of Alcoholics
Anonymous?
2.
... Anonymous.
12&12 p.83,
Step Nine
3.
... Anonymous.
12&12 p.109,
Step Twelve
The wonderful energy it
releases and the eager action by which it carries
our message to the next suffering alcoholic and
which finally translates the Twelve Steps into action upon all our affairs is the payoff, the magnificent
reality, of Alcoholics Anonymous.
4.
... Anonymous.
12&12 p.15,
Foreword
5.
... Anonymous.
12&12 p.16,
Foreword
6.
... Anonymous.
12&12 p.135,
Tradition Two
They become the voice of
the group conscience;
in fact, these are the true voice of Alcoholics Anonymous.
7.
... Anonymous.
12&12 p.157,
Tradition Six
8.
... Anonymous.
12&12 p.158,
Tradition Six
The association wanted to use our member's full name in all its advertising; he was to be described both as its director of publicity and as a member
of Alcoholics Anonymous.
9.
... Anonymous.
12&12 p.165,
Tradition Seven
Approving editorials here and abroad generated a wave of confidence in the
integrity of Alcoholics Anonymous.
10.
... Anonymous.
12&12 p.174,
Tradition Nine
11.
... Anonymous.
12&12 p.178,
Tradition Ten
12.
... Anonymous.
12&12 p.180,
Tradition Eleven
Therefore, a great responsibility fell upon us to develop the best possible public relations policy for Alcoholics
Anonymous.
13.
... Anonymous."
12&12 p.184,
Tradition Twelve
14.
... Anonymous.
BB p.94,
Working With Others
15.
... Anonymous.
BB p.152,
A Vision For You
16.
... Anonymous.
BB p.152,
A Vision For You
17.
... Anonymous.
BB p.161,
A Vision For You
18.
... Anonymous.
BB p.163,
A Vision For You
Some of them may sink and perhaps never get up, but if our experience is a criterion, more than half of those approached will become fellows of Alcoholics Anonymous.
19.
... Anonymous.
BB p.571(573),
Appendix IV, The Lasker Award
20.
... Anonymous.
BB p.171,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
21.
... Anonymous."
BB xiii,
Foreword to First Edition
When writing or speaking publicly about
alcoholism, we urge each of our Fellowship to
omit his personal name, designating himself instead as "a member of Alcoholics
Anonymous."
22.
... ANONYMOUS
BB xiv,
Foreword to First Edition
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
23.
... Anonymous."
BB xviii,
Foreword to Second Edition
News of this got on the world wires; inquiries poured in again and many people went to the bookstores to get the book "Alcoholics Anonymous."
24.
... Anonymous.
BB xxii,
Foreword to Third Edition
The Twelve Steps that summarize the program may
be called los Doce Pasos in one country, les Douze Etapes in another, but they
trace exactly the same path to recovery that was blazed by
the earliest members of
Alcoholics Anonymous.
25.
... Anonymous."
BB xi,
Preface
26.
... Anonymous --
A.A. as a whole -- should never ...
12&12 p.172,
Tradition Nine
Today, we are able to say with assurance that Alcoholics Anonymous -- A.A. as a whole -- should never be organized at all.
27.
... Anonymous and
call for more information.
12&12 p.180,
Tradition Eleven
28.
... Anonymous," and
from it the Fellowship took ...
12&12 p.17,
Foreword
29.
... Anonymous, are
more than one hundred men ...
BB xiii,
Foreword to First Edition
We, of Alcoholics Anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body.
30.
... Anonymous are
no crusaders; not a temperance ...
BB p.570(572),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
Dr. W. W. Bauer, broadcasting under the
auspices of The American Medical Association in 1946, over the NBC network, said, in part: "Alcoholics Anonymous are no crusaders; not a temperance society.
31.
... Anonymous are,
we A.A.'s believe, the best ...
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?"
32.
... Anonymous at
his destination.
BB p.162,
A Vision For You
Some day we hope that every alcoholic who journeys will find a Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous at his
destination.
33.
... Anonymous at
his destination.
BB xv,
Foreword to Second Edition
Our earliest printing
voiced the hope "that every alcoholic who journeys will find the Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous at his
destination.
34.
... anonymous at
the level of press, radio, ...
BB xix,
Foreword to Second Edition
35.
... Anonymous" became
the basic text of the ...
12&12 p.17,
Foreword
36.
... Anonymous, because
it had been humbly willing ...
12&12 p.149,
Tradition Four
Moreover, it had performed a great service for Alcoholics
Anonymous, because it had
been humbly willing to apply the lessons it learned.
37.
... anonymous because
we are too few, at ...
12&12 p.184,
Tradition Twelve
Its foreword made this revealing statement: "It is important that we remain
anonymous because we are
too few, at present, to handle the overwhelming
number of personal appeals which may result
from this publication.
38.
... anonymous because
we are too few, at ...
BB xiii,
Foreword to First Edition
It is important that we remain anonymous because we are too few, at present to handle the overwhelming number of
personal appeals which
may result from this publication.
39.
... Anonymous been
divided by a major controversial ...
12&12 p.176,
Tradition Ten
40.
... Anonymous began
in 1935 at Akron, Ohio, ...
12&12 p.16,
Foreword
Alcoholics Anonymous began in 1935 at Akron, Ohio, as the outcome of a meeting between a well-known surgeon and a New York broker.
41.
... Anonymous believe
that the principle of anonymity ...
12&12 p.192,
Tradition Twelve (Long)
Twelve -- And finally, we
of Alcoholics Anonymous
believe that the principle of anonymity
has an immense spiritual significance.
42.
... Anonymous believe
that the principle of anonymity ...
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.
43.
... Anonymous believe
that the reader will be ...
BB xxv(xxiii),
The Doctor's Opinion
We of Alcoholics Anonymous believe that the reader will be interested in the medical estimate of the plan of recovery described in this book.
44.
... Anonymous, Box
459, Grand Central Station, New ...
BB p.573(575),
Appendix VI, How to Get in Touch With A.A.
If you cannot find A.A. in your
locality, visit our Web site: www.aa.org; or a letter addressed to Alcoholics Anonymous, Box 459, Grand Central Station, New York, NY 10163, USA, will receive a prompt reply from this world center, referring you to the nearest A.A. group.
45.
... Anonymous calls
on two of the greatest ...
BB p.569(571),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
Dr. Foster Kennedy, neurologist:
"This organization of Alcoholics Anonymous calls on two of the greatest reservoirs of
power known to man, religion and that instinct for association with one's fellows ... the 'herd instinct.'
46.
... Anonymous" came
off press in November 2001, ...
BB xxiii,
Foreword to Fourth Edition
This fourth edition of
"Alcoholics Anonymous"
came off press in November 2001, at the start of a new millennium.
47.
... Anonymous came
to see me.
BB p.42,
More About Alcoholism
48.
... Anonymous can
be likened to a group ...
12&12 p.150,
Tradition Five
Alcoholics Anonymous can
be likened to a group of
physicians who might find a cure for cancer, and upon whose concerted work would depend the answer for sufferers of
this disease.
49.
... Anonymous can
ever have.
12&12 p.187,
Tradition Twelve
We are sure that humility,
expressed by anonymity, is the greatest safeguard that
Alcoholics Anonymous can
ever have.
50.
... Anonymous could
not be all things to ...
12&12 p.157,
Tradition Six
51.
... Anonymous: "Damn
little to laugh about that ...
BB p.157,
A Vision For You
52.
... Anonymous does
not demand that you believe ...
12&12 p.26,
Step Two
53.
... Anonymous, find
out all you can about ...
BB p.90,
Working With Others
54.
... Anonymous for
A.A. as a whole.
12&12 p.175,
Tradition Nine
It is in this spirit of service that we elect the A.A. group's informal rotating committee, the intergroup association for the area,
and the General Service
Conferences of Alcoholics Anonymous for A.A. as a whole.
55.
... Anonymous for
publicity or money-raising purposes.
12&12 p.170,
Tradition Eight
In former days, the moment an A.A. hired out to such enterprises, he was
immediately tempted
to use the name Alcoholics Anonymous for publicity or money-raising purposes.
56.
... Anonymous, from
the title of its own ...
BB xvii,
Foreword to Second Edition
The fledgling society,
which had been nameless, now began to be called Alcoholics Anonymous, from the title of its own book.
57.
... Anonymous group
ought to be a spiritual ...
12&12 p.190,
Tradition Five (Long)
Five -- Each Alcoholics Anonymous group ought to be a spiritual entity having
but one primary purpose -- that of carrying its message to the alcoholic
who still suffers.
58.
... Anonymous group
ought to be a spiritual ...
BB p.563(565),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
5. Each Alcoholics Anonymous group ought to be a spiritual entity having but one primary purpose -- that of
carrying its message to the alcoholic
who still suffers.
59.
... Anonymous groups
oppose no one.
12&12 p.192,
Tradition Ten (Long)
60.
... Anonymous groups
oppose no one.
BB p.565(567),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
61.
... Anonymous had
revived an ideal that its ...
12&12 p.165,
Tradition Seven
They pointed out that the irresponsible had become responsible, and
that by making financial independence part of its tradition, Alcoholics Anonymous had revived an ideal that its era had almost forgotten.
62.
... Anonymous" has
been translated into forty-three languages.
BB xxiii,
Foreword to Fourth Edition
63.
... Anonymous has
done the very thing that ...
12&12 p.118,
Step Twelve
After the husband joins A.A., the wife may become discontented, even highly resentful that Alcoholics Anonymous has done the very thing that all her years of devotion had failed to do.
64.
... Anonymous has
made the difference between misery ...
BB p.561(563),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
To those now in its fold, Alcoholics Anonymous has made the difference between misery and sobriety, and often the difference between life and death.
65.
... Anonymous has
mushroomed into nearly 6,000 groups ...
BB xv,
Foreword to Second Edition
In that brief space, Alcoholics Anonymous has mushroomed into nearly 6,000 groups whose membership is far above 150,000 recovered alcoholics.
66.
... Anonymous has
no opinion on outside issues; ...
12&12 p.176,
Tradition Ten
"Alcoholics Anonymous
has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy."
67.
... Anonymous has
no opinion on outside issues; ...
12&12 p.179,
Tradition Ten
Thus was laid the cornerstone for Tradition Ten: "Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy."
68.
... Anonymous has
no opinion on outside issues; ...
BB p.562(564),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
Ten -- Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy.
69.
... Anonymous, he
still smokes and drinks coffee, ...
BB p.135,
The Family Afterward
Though he is now a most effective member of Alcoholics Anonymous, he still smokes and drinks coffee, but neither his wife nor anyone else stands in judgment.
70.
... Anonymous helped
double our total membership in ...
12&12 p.186,
Tradition Twelve
The news stories of Mr. Rockefeller's dinner for Alcoholics
Anonymous helped double our total membership in a year's time.
71.
... Anonymous" in
1939, the pioneering period ended ...
12&12 p.17,
Foreword
With the publication of the book "Alcoholics Anonymous" in 1939, the pioneering period ended and a prodigious chain reaction set in as the recovered alcoholics carried their
message to still others.
72.
... Anonymous in
recognition of its unique and ...
BB p.571(573),
Appendix IV, The Lasker Award
"The American Public Health Association presents a Lasker Group Award for 1951 to Alcoholics Anonymous in recognition of
its unique and highly successful approach to that age-old public health and social problem, alcoholism ...
In emphasizing alcoholism as an illness, the social stigma associated with
this condition is being
blotted out ... Historians may one day recognize Alcoholics Anonymous to
have been a great venture
in social pioneering
which forged a new instrument for social action; a new therapy based on the kinship of common suffering; one having a vast potential for the myriad other ills of mankind."
73.
... Anonymous" in
telephone directories.
BB p.573(575),
Appendix VI, How to Get in Touch With A.A.
These so-called intergroup associations are found
under the listing "A.A." or "Alcoholics Anonymous" in telephone directories.
74.
... Anonymous in
trust with the Alcoholic Foundation ...
12&12 p.163,
Tradition Seven
When her will was read, it was
discovered she had left
Alcoholics Anonymous in
trust with the Alcoholic
Foundation a sum of ten thousand dollars.
75.
... Anonymous in
unity and effectiveness?
12&12 p.16,
Foreword
How can a set of traditional principles, having no legal force at all, hold the Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous in unity and effectiveness?
76.
... Anonymous, Inc.,
and the Foundation office is ...
12&12 p.140,
Tradition Three (Note)
(*) In 1954, the name of the
Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., was changed to the General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc.,
and the Foundation office is now the General Service Office.
77.
... Anonymous, Inc.,
and the Foundation office is ...
12&12 p.148,
Tradition Four (Note)
(*) In 1954, the name of the
Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., was changed to the General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc.,
and the Foundation office is now the General Service Office.
78.
... Anonymous, Inc.,
and the Foundation office is ...
12&12 p.162,
Tradition Seven (Note)
(*) In 1954, the name of the
Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., was changed to the General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc.,
and the Foundation office is now the General Service Office.
79.
... Anonymous, Inc.,
and the Foundation office is ...
12&12 p.168,
Tradition Eight (Note)
(*) In 1954, the name of the
Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., was changed to the General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc.,
and the Foundation office is now the General Service Office.
80.
... Anonymous, Inc.,
and the Foundation office is ...
12&12 p.173,
Tradition Nine (Note)
(*) In 1954, the name of the
Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., was changed to the General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc.,
and the Foundation office is now the General Service Office.
81.
... Anonymous, Inc.,
and the Foundation office is ...
12&12 p.182,
Tradition Eleven (Note)
(*) In 1954, the name of the
Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., was changed to the General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc.,
and the Foundation office is now the General Service Office.
82.
... Anonymous is
a fellowship of men and ...
Grapevine,
Preamble
Alcoholics Anonymous is
a fellowship of men and
women who share their experience, strength
and hope with each other that they may solve their
common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
83.
... Anonymous is
a worldwide fellowship of more ...
12&12 p.15,
Foreword
Alcoholics Anonymous is
a worldwide fellowship of more than one hundred thousand(*) alcoholic men and women who are banded together to solve their common problems and to help fellow sufferers in recovery from that age-old, baffling malady, alcoholism.
84.
... Anonymous is
an exception.
12&12 p.173,
Tradition Nine
85.
... Anonymous is
but a small part of ...
12&12 p.189,
Tradition One (Long)
86.
... Anonymous is
but a small part of ...
BB p.563(565),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
87.
... Anonymous is
highly dangerous, whether by groups, ...
12&12 p.190,
Tradition Seven (Long)
We think that each group should soon achieve this ideal; that any public solicitation of funds using the name of Alcoholics Anonymous is highly dangerous, whether by groups, clubs, hospitals, or other outside agencies; that acceptance of large gifts from any source, or of contributions carrying any obligation whatever, is
unwise.
88.
... Anonymous is
highly dangerous, whether by groups, ...
BB p.564(566),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
We think that each group should soon achieve this ideal; that any public solicitation of funds using the name of Alcoholics Anonymous is highly dangerous, whether by groups, clubs, hospitals, or other outside agencies; that acceptance of large gifts from any source, or of contributions carrying any obligation whatever, is
unwise.
89.
... Anonymous is
more than attending gatherings and ...
BB p.161,
A Vision For You
90.
... Anonymous is
natural; it is natural at ...
BB p.572(574),
Appendix V, The Religious View on A.A.
Edward Dowling, S.J.,(*) of the Queen's Work staff, says, "Alcoholics Anonymous is natural; it is natural at the point where nature comes closest to the supernatural, namely in
humiliations and in consequent humility.
91.
... Anonymous is
not a religious organization.
BB xx,
Foreword to Second Edition
92.
... Anonymous is
the most cherished quality our ...
12&12 p.129,
Tradition One
93.
... Anonymous is
the truly Christian principle that ...
BB p.572(574),
Appendix V, The Religious View on A.A.
The Episcopal magazine, The Living Church, observes editorially: "The basis
of the technique of Alcoholics Anonymous is the
truly Christian principle that a man cannot
help himself except by helping others.
94.
... Anonymous is
told, and soon realizes for ...
12&12 p.73,
Step Seven
Every newcomer in Alcoholics Anonymous is told, and soon realizes for himself, that
his humble admission of
powerlessness over alcohol is his first step toward liberation from its paralyzing grip.
95.
... Anonymous, it
uses the general principles of ...
BB p.121,
To Wives (Note)
Though it is entirely separate from Alcoholics Anonymous, it uses the general principles of the A.A. program as a guide for husbands, wives, relatives, friends and others close to alcoholics.
96.
... Anonymous keep
few skeletons in the closet.
BB p.125,
The Family Afterward
97.
... Anonymous, know
thousands of men and women ...
BB p.17,
There Is A Solution
We, of Alcoholics Anonymous, know thousands of men and women who were once just as hopeless as Bill.
98.
... Anonymous maintains
its international service center.
BB p.573(575),
Appendix VI, How to Get in Touch With A.A.
99.
... Anonymous may
spring up in each city ...
BB p.153,
A Vision For You
They will approach still other sick ones and fellowships of Alcoholics Anonymous may spring up in each city and hamlet, havens for those who must find a way out.
100.
... Anonymous, medical
societies and physicians throughout the ...
BB p.569(571),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
Since Dr. Silkworth's first endorsement of Alcoholics Anonymous, medical societies and physicians throughout
the world have set their approval upon us.
101.
... Anonymous might
prove to be the spearhead ...
12&12 p.156,
Tradition Six
Why, we thought, our Society of Alcoholics
Anonymous might prove to be
the spearhead of a new spiritual advance!
102.
... Anonymous more
accurately, and thereby to reach ...
BB xii,
Preface
All changes made over the years in the Big Book (A.A. members' fond nickname for this volume) have had the same purpose: to represent the
current membership of
Alcoholics Anonymous more accurately, and thereby to reach more alcoholics.
103.
... Anonymous needs
the least possible organization."
12&12 p.172,
Tradition Nine
When Tradition Nine was
first written, it said that "Alcoholics Anonymous needs the least possible organization."
104.
... Anonymous, now
restored as citizens of the ...
12&12 p.177,
Tradition Ten
Nor does it mean that the members of Alcoholics
Anonymous, now restored as citizens of
the world, are going to back away from their individual responsibilities to act as they see the right upon issues of our time.
105.
... Anonymous," published
when our membership was small, ...
12&12 p.23,
Step One
That is why the first edition of the book "Alcoholics Anonymous," published when our membership was small, dealt with low-bottom cases only.
106.
... Anonymous saved
my life, and it comes ...
12&12 p.159,
Tradition Six
107.
... anonymous should
an A.A. member be?"
12&12 p.185,
Tradition Twelve
108.
... Anonymous should
remain forever nonprofessional.
12&12 p.191,
Tradition Eight (Long)
109.
... Anonymous should
remain forever nonprofessional.
BB p.564(566),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
110.
... Anonymous should
remain forever nonprofessional, but our ...
12&12 p.166,
Tradition Eight
"Alcoholics Anonymous
should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers."
111.
... Anonymous should
remain forever nonprofessional, but our ...
BB p.562(564),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
Eight -- Alcoholics
Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers.
112.
... Anonymous stared
glassily at the strangers beside ...
BB p.157,
A Vision For You
Two days later, a future fellow of Alcoholics
Anonymous stared glassily at the strangers beside his bed.
113.
... Anonymous than
could possibly have been obtained ...
12&12 p.181,
Tradition Eleven
It resulted in more favorable publicity of
Alcoholics Anonymous
than could possibly have been obtained through all the
arts and abilities of A.A.'s best press agents.
114.
... Anonymous," then
under preparation.
12&12 p.144,
Tradition Three
115.
... Anonymous this
letter:
BB xxv(xxiii),
The Doctor's Opinion
A well-known doctor, chief physician at a nationally prominent
hospital specializing in alcoholic and drug addiction, gave Alcoholics Anonymous this
letter:
116.
... Anonymous to
address the wives of men ...
BB p.104,
To Wives
117.
... Anonymous to
be read at the Association's ...
BB p.570(572),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
The American Psychiatric Association requested, in 1949, that a
paper be prepared by one of the older members of Alcoholics
Anonymous to be read at the Association's annual meeting of that year.
118.
... Anonymous to
be something of far greater ...
12&12 p.177,
Tradition Ten
We conceive the survival and spread of Alcoholics Anonymous to be
something of far greater importance than
the weight we could collectively throw back of any other cause.
119.
... Anonymous to
have been a great venture ...
BB p.571(573),
Appendix IV, The Lasker Award
"The American Public Health Association presents a Lasker Group Award for 1951 to Alcoholics Anonymous in recognition of
its unique and highly successful approach to that age-old public health and social problem, alcoholism ...
In emphasizing alcoholism as an illness, the social stigma associated with
this condition is being
blotted out ... Historians may one day recognize Alcoholics Anonymous to
have been a great venture
in social pioneering
which forged a new instrument for social action; a new therapy based on the kinship of common suffering; one having a vast potential for the myriad other ills of mankind."
120.
... Anonymous to
some of his friends, Dr. ...
BB p.572(574),
Appendix V, The Religious View on A.A.
Speaking at a dinner given by John D. Rockefeller Jr. to introduce Alcoholics
Anonymous to some of his friends, Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick remarked:
121.
... Anonymous to
this particular educational project in ...
12&12 p.158,
Tradition Six
But that wasn't the whole story, for in this case not only
was an A.A. member to break his anonymity at a public level, he was to link the name Alcoholics Anonymous to
this particular educational project in
the minds of millions.
122.
... anonymous volume
setting forth the problem as ...
BB p.19,
There Is A Solution
123.
... Anonymous was
being misused.
12&12 p.170,
Tradition Eight
124.
... Anonymous was
conservatively estimated at more than ...
BB xxii,
Foreword to Third Edition
By March 1976, when this edition went to the printer, the total worldwide membership
of Alcoholics Anonymous
was conservatively estimated at more than 1,000,000, with almost 28,000 groups meeting in over 90 countries.
125.
... Anonymous," we
usually want to sit down ...
12&12 p.84,
Step Nine
After coming from our first meeting, or perhaps after we have finished reading the book "Alcoholics Anonymous," we usually want to sit down with some member of the family and readily admit the damage we have done by our drinking.
126.
... Anonymous, we
would like you to feel ...
BB p.104,
To Wives
127.
... Anonymous were
like that.
BB p.113,
To Wives
128.
... Anonymous what
it is.
12&12 p.18,
Foreword
It is hoped that this volume will afford all who read it a close-up view of the principles and
forces which have made Alcoholics Anonymous what
it is.
129.
... Anonymous, which
-- God willing -- shall sustain us ...
12&12 p.131,
Tradition One
They live today in the Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous, which
-- God willing -- shall sustain us in unity for so long as He may need us.
130.
... Anonymous, who
have demonstrated that they can ...
12&12 p.150,
Tradition Five
Just as firmly bound by obligation are
the members of Alcoholics Anonymous, who
have demonstrated that they can help problem drinkers as others seldom can.
131.
... Anonymous will
be glad to hear from ...
BB p.164,
A Vision For You (Note)
132.
... Anonymous will
help the public to a ...
BB p.103,
Working With Others
Some day we hope that Alcoholics Anonymous will help the public to a better realization of the gravity of the alcoholic
problem, but we shall be
of little use if our attitude is one of bitterness or hostility.
133.
... Anonymous will
never have a professional class.
12&12 p.166,
Tradition Eight
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