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June 1998

Alcoholics in Action

In 1951, Bill W. wrote "Our Twelfth Step--carrying the message--is the basic service that the AA Fellowship gives: this is our principal aim and the main reason for our existence. Therefore, AA is more than a set of principles: it is a society for alcoholics in action. We must carry the message, else we ourselves can wither and those who haven't been given the truth may die." (The AA Service Manual, p. 57)

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