From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
1.
... intent of
Step Eleven.
12&12 p.103,
Step Eleven
At these critical moments, if we remind ourselves that "it is better to comfort than to be
comforted, to understand than to be understood, to love than to
be loved," we will be following the intent of Step Eleven.
2.
... intent, these
folks declared that the principle ...
12&12 p.182,
Tradition Eleven
With perfectly good intent, these folks declared that the principle of anonymity
was horse-and-buggy stuff, something appropriate to A.A.'s pioneering days.
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