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January 1992

Tradition One

Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon AA unity. - from the December 1947 Grapevine

Our whole AA program is securely founded on the principle of humility--that is to say, perspective. Which implies, among other things, that we relate ourselves rightly to God and to our fellows; that we each see ourselves as we really are--"a small part of a great whole." Seeing our fellows thus, we shall enjoy group harmony. That is why AA Tradition can confidently state, "Our common welfare comes first."

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