From the Grass Roots

That we may always insure unity in our groups, we of AA ought not to underestimate the value of learning to become tolerant. Without tolerance there may be times when beyond all doubt our intimacy and our undue interest in one another's affairs will become too intense to be borne. Then there will follow bickerings and scenes and hurt feelings and sudden departures in a fury, followed by the most complicated intrigues in which each will seek to win the support of the others.