Lest We Forget
July 1953
Excerpt from the fourteenth printing of the book "Alcoholics Anonymous," pages 72-74
The Pleasures of Reading
October 1947
By:
M.N.
| New York City, New York
<emphasis type="italic">The Steeper Cliff</emphasis> by David Davidson (Random House, $3)
Grapevine Daily Quote January 7, 2019
“Each of us must conform reasonably well to AA’s Steps and Traditions, or else we shall go mad or die of alcoholism.”
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., May 1960, “What Is Freedom in AA?”, The Language of the Heart
Grapevine Daily Quote April 7, 2019
“Each of us must conform reasonably well to AA’s Steps and Traditions, or else we shall go mad or die of alcoholism.”
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., May 1960, “What Is Freedom in AA?”, The Language of the Heart
Daily Quote January 7 2014
“Each of us must conform reasonably well to AA’s Steps and Traditions, or else we shall go mad or die of alcoholism.”
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., May 1960 “What Is Freedom in AA?” The Language of the Heart
Quote January 7, 2017
“Each of us must conform reasonably well to AA’s Steps and Traditions, or else we shall go mad or die of alcoholism.”
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., May 1960 “What Is Freedom in AA?” The Language of the Heart
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