From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
DUES occurs
4 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... dues, no
board of directors who can ...
12&12 p.132,
Tradition Two
When told that our
Society has no
president having
authority to
govern it, no
treasurer who can
compel the
payment of any
dues, no
board of
directors who can
cast an
erring member into
outer darkness, when
indeed no
A.A. can
give another a
directive and
enforce obedience, our
friends gasp and
exclaim, "This
simply can't
be.
2.
... dues or
fees for AA membership; we ...
Grapevine,
Preamble
There are no
dues or
fees for
AA membership; we are
self-
supporting through our
own contributions.
3.
... dues; our
expenses were to be met ...
BB xix,
Foreword to Second Edition
There were to be no
fees or
dues; our
expenses were to be
met by our
own voluntary contributions.
4.
... dues whatsoever.
BB xiv,
Foreword to First Edition
There are no
fees or
dues whatsoever.
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