From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... attacked as
A.A. professionals these workers of ...
12&12 p.167,
Tradition Eight
Ignoring the fact that
these labors were not Twelfth Step jobs at all, the critics attacked as A.A. professionals these workers of ours who were often doing thankless tasks that no one else
could or would do.
2.
... attacked on
the flank rather than risk ...
BB p.82,
Into Action
Good generalship may decide that the problem be
attacked on the flank rather than risk a face-to-face combat.
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