From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... owes something
to those who have not, ...
BB p.124,
The Family Afterward
We think each family which has been relieved owes something to those who have
not, and when the occasion requires, each member of it should be only too willing to bring former mistakes, no matter how grievous, out of their hiding places.
2.
... owes them
more than they are getting.
BB p.126,
The Family Afterward
Having been neglected and misused in the past, they think father owes them more than they are getting.
3.
... owes this
recompense on a long overdue ...
BB p.123,
The Family Afterward
4.
... owes you
money you may wish to ...
BB p.145,
To Employers
5.
... owes you
more than sobriety.
BB p.118,
To Wives
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