From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
FOUNDER occurs
9 times
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1.
... founder.
12&12 p.133,
Tradition Two
He
visits preachers,
doctors,
editors,
policemen, and
bartenders ... with the
result that
Middletown
now has a
group, and he is the
founder.
2.
... founder and
his friends.
12&12 p.135,
Tradition Two
Let's
turn again to the
deposed founder and his
friends.
3.
... founder and
his friends are hurt and ...
12&12 p.134,
Tradition Two
The
founder and his
friends
are
hurt and
depressed.
4.
... founder and
his friends channel spirituality to ...
12&12 p.133,
Tradition Two
5.
... founder and
his friends have served well, ...
12&12 p.134,
Tradition Two
If the
founder and his
friends have
served well,
they may -- to their
surprise -- be
reinstated for a
time.
6.
... founder and
his friends may bask a ...
12&12 p.133,
Tradition Two
Being on the
human side, the
founder and his
friends may
bask a
little in
glory.
7.
... founder Bill
W. in 1962, the Twelve ...
BB p.574,
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)
8.
... founder, he
is at first the boss.
12&12 p.133,
Tradition Two
Being the
founder, he is at
first the
boss.
9.
... founder of
A.A., died January 24, 1971.
BB p.16,
Bill's Story
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