December 1978
Rarely--Or Never?
How co-founder Bill W. answered a frequently asked question
FROM TIME to time over the years, some AA member will question the wording in the first sentence of Chapter 5 of Alcoholics Anonymous: "Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path." Why, the enthusiastic member asks, doesn't the Big Book say, "Never have we seen a person fail. . ."?
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