From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... ex-drinkers, we
still thought we had to ...
12&12 p.184,
Tradition Twelve
2.
... ex-drunks of
yours will fill Madison Square ...
12&12 p.136,
Tradition Two
Some day this bunch of ex-drunks of yours will fill Madison Square Garden, and I don't see why you should starve meanwhile.
3.
... ex-drunks who
wouldn't even send the Foundation ...
12&12 p.162,
Tradition Seven
I felt especially virtuous as I thought of
all the ex-drunks who
wouldn't even send the Foundation a dollar apiece, and here I was gladly making a five-dollar investment to fix a hangover.
4.
... ex-problem drinker
who has found this solution, ...
BB p.18,
There Is A Solution
But the ex-problem drinker who has found this solution, who is properly
armed with facts about himself, can generally win the entire confidence of another alcoholic in a few hours.
5.
... ex-problem drinkers,
depend upon our constant thought ...
BB p.20,
There Is A Solution
Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our constant thought of others and how we
may help meet their needs.
6.
... ex-problem drinkers,
we can say that his ...
BB xxvi(xxiv),
The Doctor's Opinion
7.
... ex-problem drinkers,
we smile at such a ...
BB p.151,
A Vision For You
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