| 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
non-professional, 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 committee 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. |
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