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1 |
Our common welfare should come first; personal
recovery depends upon AA 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 AA membership is a
desire to stop drinking. |
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4 |
Each group should be autonomous except in
matters affecting other groups or AA 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 AA group ought never endorse, finance or lend
the AA 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 AA 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 |
AA, 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 AA name ought never to 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. |
