From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
1.
... obedience brings.
12&12 p.174,
Tradition Nine
So we of A.A. do obey spiritual principles,
first because we must, and ultimately because we love the kind of life such obedience brings.
2.
... obedience, our
friends gasp and exclaim, "This ...
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. There must be
an angle somewhere."
3.
... obedience to
necessary rules and regulations?
12&12 p.172,
Tradition Nine
Did anyone ever hear of a society which
couldn't somehow discipline its members and enforce obedience to necessary rules and regulations?
4.
... obedience to
spiritual principles.
12&12 p.130,
Tradition One
5.
... obedience upon
the rest and to punish ...
12&12 p.172,
Tradition Nine
Doesn't nearly every society on earth give authority to some of its members to impose obedience upon the rest and to punish or expel offenders?
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