From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
1.
... spread of
Alcoholics Anonymous to be something ...
12&12 p.177,
Tradition Ten
We conceive the survival and spread of Alcoholics Anonymous
to be something of far greater importance than
the weight we could collectively throw back of any other cause.
2.
... spread the
news of A.A.'s existence in ...
12&12 p.186,
Tradition Twelve
These quiet disclosures helped him
to lose his fear of the alcoholic stigma, and
spread the news of A.A.'s existence in his community.
3.
... spread through
the town.
12&12 p.148,
Tradition Four
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