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1.
... ought A.A. membership ever depend upon money ...   12&12 p.189, Tradition Three (Long)
Nor ought A.A. membership ever depend upon money or conformity.


2.
... ought A.A. membership ever depend upon money ...   BB p.563(565), Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition   Display entire Appendix I
Nor ought A.A. membership ever depend upon money or conformity.

3.
... ought..." but never "You must!"   12&12 p.129, Tradition One
They repeatedly say "We ought..." but never "You must!"

4.
... ought it affiliate itself with anything or ...   12&12 p.147, Tradition Four
In charting this enormous expanse of freedom, we found it necessary to post only two storm signals: A group ought not do anything which would greatly injure A.A. as a whole, nor ought it affiliate itself with anything or anybody else.

5.
... ought never be drawn into public controversy."   12&12 p.176, Tradition Ten
"Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy."

6.
... ought never be drawn into public controversy."   12&12 p.179, Tradition Ten
Thus was laid the cornerstone for Tradition Ten: "Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy."


7.
... ought never be drawn into public controversy.   BB p.562(564), Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition   Display entire Appendix I
Ten -- Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy.

8.
... ought never be organized; but we may ...   12&12 p.172, Tradition Nine
"A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve."


9.
... ought never be organized; but we may ...   BB p.562(564), Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition   Display entire Appendix I
Nine -- A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.

10.
... ought never endorse, finance, or lend the ...   12&12 p.155, Tradition Six
"An A.A. group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the A.A. name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and prestige divert us from our primary purpose."


11.
... ought never endorse, finance or lend the ...   BB p.562(564), Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition   Display entire Appendix I
Six -- An A.A. group ought never endorse, finance or lend the A.A. name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.


12.
... ought never go so far as affiliation ...   BB p.564(566), Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition   Display entire Appendix I
While an A.A. group may cooperate with anyone, such cooperation ought never go so far as affiliation or endorsement, actual or implied.

13.
... ought never to go so far as ...   12&12 p.190, Tradition Six (Long)
While an A.A. group may cooperate with anyone, such cooperation ought never to go so far as affiliation or endorsement, actual or implied.

14.
... ought never to name boards to govern ...   12&12 p.174, Tradition Nine
It is clear now that we ought never to name boards to govern us, but it is equally clear that we shall always need to authorize workers to serve us.

15.
... ought nevertheless to quit our stubborn, rebellious ...   12&12 p.108, Step Twelve
So we decided that while we still had some flaws of character that we could not yet relinquish, we ought nevertheless to quit our stubborn, rebellious hanging on to them.

16.
... ought not be broadcast, filmed, or publicly ...   12&12 p.192, Tradition Eleven (Long)
Our names and pictures as A.A. members ought not be broadcast, filmed, or publicly printed.


17.
... ought not be broadcast, filmed, or publicly ...   BB p.565(567), Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition   Display entire Appendix I
Our names and pictures as A.A. members ought not be broadcast, filmed, or publicly printed.

18.
... ought not be shared with anyone.   12&12 p.56, Step Five
Certain distressing or humiliating memories, we tell ourselves, ought not be shared with anyone.

19.
... ought not do anything which would greatly ...   12&12 p.147, Tradition Four
In charting this enormous expanse of freedom, we found it necessary to post only two storm signals: A group ought not do anything which would greatly injure A.A. as a whole, nor ought it affiliate itself with anything or anybody else.

20.
... ought not give at all.   12&12 p.111, Step Twelve
Perhaps we try to give them advice about their affairs which we aren't really competent to give or ought not give at all.

21.
... ought not lay himself open to the ...   12&12 p.60, Step Five
Surely, then, a novice ought not lay himself open to the chance of making foolish, perhaps tragic, blunders in this fashion.


22.
... ought not to urge them.   BB p.83, Into Action   Go to page 83 in the Big Book
Unless one's family expresses a desire to live upon spiritual principles we think we ought not to urge them.

23.
... ought not to use the A.A. name.   12&12 p.190, Tradition Six (Long)
Hence such facilities ought not to use the A.A. name.


24.
... ought not to use the A.A. name.   BB p.564(566), Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition   Display entire Appendix I
Hence such facilities ought not to use the A.A. name.

25.
... ought to admit it promptly.   12&12 p.108, Step Twelve
By this time, at Step Ten, we had begun to get a basis for daily living, and we keenly realized that we would need to continue taking personal inventory, and that when we were in the wrong we ought to admit it promptly.

26.
... ought to avoid sensational advertising.   12&12 p.192, Tradition Eleven (Long)
We think A.A. ought to avoid sensational advertising.


27.
... ought to avoid sensational advertising.   BB p.565(567), Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition   Display entire Appendix I
We think A.A. ought to avoid sensational advertising.

28.
... ought to be.   12&12 p.31, Step Two
At no time had we asked what God's will was for us; instead we had been telling Him what it ought to be.

29.
... ought to be.   12&12 p.180, Tradition Eleven
Through many painful experiences, we think we have arrived at what that policy ought to be.

30.
... ought to be a spiritual entity having ...   12&12 p.190, Tradition Five (Long)
Five -- Each Alcoholics Anonymous group ought to be a spiritual entity having but one primary purpose -- that of carrying its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.


31.
... ought to be a spiritual entity having ...   BB p.563(565), Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition   Display entire Appendix I
5. Each Alcoholics Anonymous group ought to be a spiritual entity having but one primary purpose -- that of carrying its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.


32.
... ought to be able to do anything."   BB p.158, A Vision For You   Go to page 158 in the Big Book
"God ought to be able to do anything."

33.
... ought to be ambitious and hardworking.   12&12 p.29, Step Two
We were still sure that we ought to be fairly honest, tolerant, and just, that we ought to be ambitious and hardworking.


34.
... ought to be anonymous at the level ...   BB xix, Foreword to Second Edition   Display entire Foreword to Second Edition
It was decided that all members ought to be anonymous at the level of press, radio, TV and films.

35.
... ought to be answer enough for any ...   12&12 p.37, Step Three
One good look in the mirror ought to be answer enough for any alcoholic.


36.
... ought to be classed with stealing.   BB p.68, How It Works   Go to page 67 in the Big Book
Sometimes we think fear ought to be classed with stealing.

37.
... ought to be consulted.   12&12 p.189, Tradition Four (Long)
But when its plans concern the welfare of neighboring groups also, those groups ought to be consulted.


38.
... ought to be consulted.   BB p.563(565), Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition   Display entire Appendix I
But when its plans concern the welfare of neighboring groups also, those groups ought to be consulted.

39.
... ought to be cured of his fatal ...   12&12 p.104, Step Eleven
We say to ourselves, "This one ought to be cured of his fatal malady," or "That one ought to be relieved of his emotional pain," and we pray for these specific things.

40.
... ought to be dealt with just as ...   12&12 p.83, Step Nine
There will be those who ought to be dealt with just as soon as we become reasonably confident that we can maintain our sobriety.

41.
... ought to be deferred, and still others ...   12&12 p.83, Step Nine
There will be other cases where action ought to be deferred, and still others in which by the very nature of the situation we shall never be able to make direct personal contact at all.

42.
... ought to be deferred, we should nevertheless ...   12&12 p.79, Step Eight
Though in some cases we cannot make restitution at all, and in some cases action ought to be deferred, we should nevertheless make an accurate and really exhaustive survey of our past life as it has affected other people.

43.
... ought to be fairly honest, tolerant, and ...   12&12 p.29, Step Two
We were still sure that we ought to be fairly honest, tolerant, and just, that we ought to be ambitious and hardworking.


44.
... ought to be firmly planted on earth.   BB p.130, The Family Afterward   Go to page 130 in the Big Book
We have come to believe He would like us to keep our heads in the clouds with Him, but that our feet ought to be firmly planted on earth.

45.
... ought to be followed by a good ...   12&12 p.101, Step Eleven
It ought to be followed by a good look at where we stand now, and a further look at what might happen in our lives were we able to move closer to the ideal we have been trying to glimpse.


46.
... ought to be freed from his physical ...   BB xxvii(xxv), The Doctor's Opinion   Display entire Doctor's Opinion
Of course an alcoholic ought to be freed from his physical craving for liquor, and this often requires a definite hospital procedure, before psychological measures can be of maximum benefit.

47.
... ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside ...   12&12 p.160, Tradition Seven
"Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions."


48.
... ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside ...   BB p.562(564), Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition   Display entire Appendix I
Seven -- Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.

49.
... ought to be fully supported by the ...   12&12 p.190, Tradition Seven (Long)
Seven -- The A.A. groups themselves ought to be fully supported by the voluntary contributions of their own members.


50.
... ought to be fully supported by the ...   BB p.564(566), Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition   Display entire Appendix I
7. The A.A. groups themselves ought to be fully supported by the voluntary contributions of their own members.

51.
... ought to be incorporated and so set ...   12&12 p.190, Tradition Six (Long)
Secondary aids to A.A., such as clubs or hospitals which require much property or administration, ought to be incorporated and so set apart that, if necessary, they can be freely discarded by the groups.


52.
... ought to be incorporated and so set ...   BB p.564(566), Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition   Display entire Appendix I
Secondary aids to A.A., such as clubs or hospitals which require much property or administration, ought to be incorporated and so set apart that, if necessary, they can be freely discarded by the groups.

53.
... ought to be left to those better ...   12&12 p.90, Step Ten
We have found that justified anger ought to be left to those better qualified to handle it.

54.
... ought to be relieved of his emotional ...   12&12 p.104, Step Eleven
We say to ourselves, "This one ought to be cured of his fatal malady," or "That one ought to be relieved of his emotional pain," and we pray for these specific things.

55.
... ought to be the watchword when taking ...   12&12 p.54, Step Four
Therefore, thoroughness ought to be the watchword when taking inventory.

56.
... ought to be well outside A.A. -- and ...   12&12 p.190, Tradition Six (Long)
But hospitals, as well as other places of recuperation, ought to be well outside A.A. -- and medically supervised.


57.
... ought to be well outside A.A. -- and ...   BB p.564(566), Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition   Display entire Appendix I
But hospitals, as well as other places of recuperation, ought to be well outside A.A. -- and medically supervised.


58.
... ought to be willing to do that ...   BB p.79, Into Action   Go to page 79 in the Big Book
We thought he ought to be willing to do that if necessary, but if he were in jail he could provide nothing for either family.

59.
... ought to be willing to try humility ...   12&12 p.76, Step Seven
It is really saying to us that we now ought to be willing to try humility in seeking the removal of our other shortcomings just as we did when we admitted that we were powerless over alcohol, and came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

60.
... ought to become entirely willing to aim ...   12&12 p.69, Step Six
It is suggested that we ought to become entirely willing to aim toward perfection.

61.
... ought to consider carefully all personal relationships ...   12&12 p.52, Step Four
To take inventory in this respect we ought to consider carefully all personal relationships which bring continuous or recurring trouble.

62.
... ought to consider each request carefully to ...   12&12 p.102, Step Eleven
Therefore, we ought to consider each request carefully to see what its real merit is.


63.
... ought to decide for themselves.   BB p.103, Working With Others   Go to page 103 in the Big Book
We feel that each family, in the light of their own circumstances, ought to decide for themselves.

64.
... ought to erase the hard-and-fast lines that ...   12&12 p.68, Step Six
Looking again at those defects we are still unwilling to give up, we ought to erase the hard-and-fast lines that we have drawn.


65.
... ought to frankly face the fact that ...   BB p.131, The Family Afterward   Go to page 131 in the Big Book
At the very beginning, the couple ought to frankly face the fact that each will have to yield here and there if the family is going to play an effective part in the new life.

66.
... ought to give money to alcoholics trying ...   12&12 p.160, Tradition Seven
When you add to this the habitual supposition that people ought to give money to alcoholics trying to stay sober, it can be understood why we thought we deserved a pile of folding money.

67.
... ought to have.   12&12 p.168, Tradition Eight
She was helping to give the man coming in the door the break he ought to have.

68.
... ought to include all who suffer from ...   12&12 p.189, Tradition Three (Long)
Three -- Our membership ought to include all who suffer from alcoholism.


69.
... ought to include all who suffer from ...   BB p.563(565), Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition   Display entire Appendix I
3. Our membership ought to include all who suffer from alcoholism.

70.
... ought to know.   12&12 p.61, Step Five
Perhaps we shall need to share with this person facts about ourselves which no others ought to know.


71.
... ought to know the subject better, as ...   BB p.112, To Wives   Go to page 112 in the Big Book
You think he ought to know the subject better, as everyone should have a clear understanding of the risk he takes if he drinks too much.


72.
... ought to maintain a traditional "Right of ...   BB p.574, Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)   Display entire Appendix VII
IV. At all responsible levels, we ought to maintain a traditional "Right of Participation," allowing a voting representation in reasonable proportion to the responsibility that each must discharge.

73.
... ought to make a beginning as soon ...   12&12 p.61, Step Five
If this is the situation, by all means do so, for you ought to make a beginning as soon as you can.

74.
... ought to pray that God's will, whatever ...   12&12 p.104, Step Eleven
It is A.A.'s experience that particularly in these cases we ought to pray that God's will, whatever it is, be done for others as well as for ourselves.


75.
... ought to prevail, so that minority opinion ...   BB p.574, Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)   Display entire Appendix VII
V. Throughout our structure, a traditional "Right of Appeal" ought to prevail, so that minority opinion will be heard and personal grievances receive careful consideration.


76.
... ought to proceed.   BB p.91, Working With Others   Go to page 91 in the Big Book
You will thus get a better idea of how you ought to proceed.


77.
... ought to prove exceptionally useful to business ...   BB p.136, To Employers   Go to page 136 in the Big Book
His present views ought to prove exceptionally useful to business men everywhere.

78.
... ought to redouble his efforts to see ...   12&12 p.77, Step Eight
To a degree, he has already done this when taking moral inventory, but now the time has come when he ought to redouble his efforts to see how many people he has hurt, and in what ways.


79.
... ought to remember that he is mainly ...   BB p.127, The Family Afterward   Go to page 127 in the Big Book
The head of the house ought to remember that he is mainly to blame for what befell his home.


80.
... ought to resign."   BB p.148, To Employers   Go to page 148 in the Big Book
But if you cannot or will not stop drinking, I think you ought to resign."

81.
... ought to say the A.A. program requires ...   12&12 p.61, Step Five
No one ought to say the A.A. program requires no willpower; here is one place you may require all you've got.


82.
... ought to say to her that we ...   BB p.81, Into Action   Go to page 81 in the Big Book
We feel we ought to say to her that we have no right to involve another person.


83.
... ought to sit down with the family ...   BB p.83, Into Action   Go to page 83 in the Big Book
We ought to sit down with the family and frankly analyze the past as we now see it, being very careful not to criticize them.


84.
... ought to sleep the clock around.   BB p.21, There Is A Solution   Go to page 21 in the Big Book
He is the fellow who goes to bed so intoxicated he ought to sleep the clock around.

85.
... ought to slow down, and problem drinkers ...   12&12 p.157, Tradition Six
They wanted to say that liquor should be enjoyed, not misused; hard drinkers ought to slow down, and problem drinkers -- alcoholics -- should not drink at all.

86.
... ought to step into them and walk ...   12&12 p.48, Step Four
Having found the shoes that fit, he ought to step into them and walk with new confidence that he is at last on the right track.

87.
... ought to take much care, remembering that ...   12&12 p.61, Step Five
Here we ought to take much care, remembering that prudence is a virtue which carries a high rating.

88.
... ought to take our time.   12&12 p.84, Step Nine
Good judgment will suggest that we ought to take our time.


89.
... ought to think of what you can ...   BB p.120, To Wives   Go to page 120 in the Big Book
You, as well as your husband, ought to think of what you can put into life instead of how much you can take out.


Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.  The A.A. Preamble, copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.  Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.

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