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March 1961

A Plea to the "Hard-case" Aristocracy

Some of us let pride sneak in the back door--pride at how much we suffered. . .and suffered. . .and suffered

I HAVE been around this Fellowship several thousand twenty-four hours now and I am still surprised by certain unchanging attitudes. The other night, for example, a newcomer stood talking to his sponsor at coffee time. I happened to be with a couple of old-timers, a man and a woman, and heard them both refer to the newcomer with these statements:

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