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“Nobody invented Alcoholics Anonymous. It just grew -- by the grace of God.”

“Nobody invented Alcoholics Anonymous. It just grew -- by the grace of God.”

“Anonymity is a spiritual foundation not only of Tradition Twelve, but of sobriety itself.”

“Coincidences are merely a manner in which God protects his anonymity.”

“Nobody invented Alcoholics Anonymous. It just grew -- by the grace of God.”

“Anonymity is a spiritual foundation not only of Tradition Twelve, but of sobriety itself.”

“Coincidences are merely a manner in which God protects his anonymity.”

“It seems the more I give to Alcoholics Anonymous, the better my life gets.”

“It seems the more I give to Alcoholics Anonymous, the better my life gets.”

“It seems the more I give to Alcoholics Anonymous, the better my life gets.”

“It seems the more I give to Alcoholics Anonymous, the better my life gets.”

“As never before the struggle for power, importance, and wealth is tearing civilization apart. Man against man, family against family, group against group, nation against nation.

“Nearly all those engaged in this fierce competition declare that their aim is peace and justice for themselves, their neighbors, and their nations: Give us power and we shall have justice; give us fame and we shall set a great example; give us money and we shall be comfortable and happy. People throughout the world deeply believe that, and act accordingly. On this appalling dry bender, society seems to be staggering down a dead-end road. The stop sign is clearly marked. It says ‘Disaster.’

“What has this got to do with anonymity and Alcoholics Anonymous?

“We of AA ought to know. Nearly every one of us has traversed this identical dead-end path ... Then came AA. We faced about and found ourselves on a new high road where the direction signs said never a word about power, fame, or wealth.”

“As never before the struggle for power, importance, and wealth is tearing civilization apart. Man against man, family against family, group against group, nation against nation.

Nearly all those engaged in this fierce competition declare that their aim is peace and justice for themselves, their neighbors, and their nations: Give us power and we shall have justice; give us fame and we shall set a great example; give us money and we shall be comfortable and happy. People throughout the world deeply believe that, and act accordingly. On this appalling dry bender, society seems to be staggering down a dead-end road. The stop sign is clearly marked. It says ‘Disaster.’

What has this got to do with anonymity and Alcoholics Anonymous?

We of AA ought to know. Nearly every one of us has traversed this identical dead-end path ... Then came AA. We faced about and found ourselves on a new high road where the direction signs said never a word about power, fame, or wealth.”

“Sometimes, the only place on earth that makes any sense to me is a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous.”