From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
PROFESSIONALS occurs
3 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
1.
... professionals.
12&12 p.167,
Tradition Eight
In all these
instances, and more, it was
claimed that
A.A. knowledge and
experience were being
sold
for
money, hence these people, too, were
professionals.
2.
... professionals these
workers of ours who were ...
12&12 p.167,
Tradition Eight
Ignoring the
fact that
these
labors were not
Twelfth Step jobs at all, the
critics attacked as
A.A. professionals these
workers of
ours who were often doing
thankless tasks that no one else could or would do.
3.
... professionals, whether
medical or religious.
12&12 p.166,
Tradition Eight
Almost no
recovery from
alcoholism has ever been brought about by the
world's
best professionals, whether
medical or
religious.
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and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
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