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Tradition Twelve
April 1953
By:
Bill W.
The last of a series of articles explaining The Twelve Traditions <lb<emphasis type="italic">"Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles above personalities."</emphasis>
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