From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
UNITY occurs
14 times
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1.
... unity.
12&12 p.18,
Foreword
2.
... unity."
12&12 p.129,
Tradition One
3.
... unity.
12&12 p.150,
Tradition Five
Around it our
Society gathers in
unity.
4.
... unity.
12&12 p.187,
Tradition Twelve
As we
lay aside these very
human aspirations, we
believe that each of us
takes
part in the
weaving of a
protective mantle which
covers our
whole Society and under which we may
grow and
work in
unity.
5.
... unity.
BB p.561(563),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
Therefore, no
society of
men
and
women ever had a more
urgent need for
continuous effectiveness and
permanent unity.
6.
... unity.
BB p.562(564),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
7.
... unity and
effectiveness?
12&12 p.16,
Foreword
8.
... unity and
relates itself to the world ...
12&12 p.15,
Foreword
They
outline the
means by
which
A.A. maintains its unity and
relates itself to the
world
about it, the way it
lives and
grows.
9.
... unity contain
not a single "Don't."
12&12 p.129,
Tradition One
10.
... unity for
so long as He may ...
12&12 p.131,
Tradition One
They
live today in the
Twelve Traditions of
Alcoholics Anonymous,
which --
God willing --
shall
sustain us in
unity
for so
long as He may
need us.
11.
... unity of
A.A. is one of the ...
BB xix,
Foreword to Second Edition
Today the
remarkable
unity of
A.A. is one of the
greatest assets that our
Society has.
12.
... unity of
Alcoholics Anonymous is the most ...
12&12 p.129,
Tradition One
13.
... unity of
the Fellowship.
BB p.574,
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)
14.
... unity, the
heart of A.A. would cease ...
12&12 p.129,
Tradition One
Without
unity, the
heart of
A.A. would
cease to
beat; our
world arteries would no
longer carry the
life-
giving grace of
God; His
gift to us would be
spent aimlessly.
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and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
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