12 TRADITIONS |
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1 |
Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery
depends upon A.A. unity. |
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2 |
For our group purpose there is but one
ultimate authority-a loving God as He may express Himself in our group
conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern. |
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3 |
The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop
drinking. |
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4 |
Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting
other groups or A.A. as a whole. |
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5 |
Each group has but one primary
purpose-to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers. |
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6 |
An A.A group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the A.A.
name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and
prestige divert us from our primary purpose. |
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7 |
Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining
outside contributions. |
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8 |
Alcoholics Anonymous should remain
forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers. |
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9 |
A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create
service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve. |
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10 |
Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence
the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy. |
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11 |
Our public relations policy is based
on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal
anonymity at the level of press, radio, and films. |
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12 |
Anonymity is the spiritual foundation
of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before
personalities. |
