Sobriety Is Not Enough

SOBRIETY is not enough--not with the country falling to pieces around us. It would not be enough to stand proudly amid the ashes of a fallen civilization and say, "I am sober today." We must not get sober only to retreat into some private world that excludes all concern for anything except our own sobriety and, sometimes, the sobriety of others. We must rejoin the world and share our experiences, hope, and faith with everyone. Drunks are our brothers, but so are nondrunks.