From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
GOVERNMENT occurs
6 times
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1.
... government administered
by human beings.
12&12 p.172,
Tradition Nine
Therefore, every
nation, in
fact every
form of
society, has to be a
government administered by
human beings.
2.
... government, and
that, like the Society it ...
BB p.575,
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)
3.
... government bureau.
BB p.41,
More About Alcoholism
One
day I went to
Washington to
present
some
accounting evidence to a
government bureau.
4.
... government can
anywhere be seen?
12&12 p.16,
Foreword
Why is it, they
ask, that in
A.A.
no
member can be
set in
personal authority over
another, that
nothing like a
central government can
anywhere be seen?
5.
... government everywhere,
that we would neither punish ...
12&12 p.141,
Tradition Three
Why did we
dare to say,
contrary to the
experience of
society
and
government everywhere, that we would neither
punish nor
deprive any
A.A. of
membership, that we
must never compel anyone to
pay anything,
believe anything, or
conform to anything?
6.
... government, isn't
it?
12&12 p.174,
Tradition Nine
Now, that
attitude is far
removed from
central government, isn't it?
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