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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)


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... staff," Bill says, "consisted of two people: ...   12&12 p.162, Tradition Seven
"Our office staff," Bill says, "consisted of two people: one devoted secretary and myself.


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... staff member of a world-renowned hospital, recently ...   BB p.43, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 43 in the Big Book
One of these men, staff member of a world-renowned hospital, recently made this statement to some of us: "What you say about the general hopelessness of the average alcoholic's plight is, in my opinion, correct.

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... staff members.   12&12 p.168, Tradition Eight
So we hire A.A. staff members.

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... staff members alike found they could do ...   12&12 p.173, Tradition Nine
But long ago, trustees and staff members alike found they could do no more than make suggestions, and very mild ones at that.

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... staff members has no counterpart among the ...   12&12 p.169, Tradition Eight (Note)
(*) The work of present-day staff members has no counterpart among the job categories of commercial organizations.


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... staff, says, "Alcoholics Anonymous is natural; it ...   BB p.572(574), Appendix V, The Religious View on A.A.   Display entire Appendix V
Edward Dowling, S.J.,(*) of the Queen's Work staff, says, "Alcoholics Anonymous is natural; it is natural at the point where nature comes closest to the supernatural, namely in humiliations and in consequent humility.


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