August 18, 2025
“For thousands of alcoholics yet to come, AA does have an answer. But there is one condition. We must, at all costs, preserve our essential unity; it must be made unbreakably secure. Without permanent unity there can be little lasting recovery for anyone. Hence our future depends upon the creation and observance of a sound group Tradition. First things will always need to be first: humility before success, and unity before fame.”
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., October 1947, “Traditions Stressed in Memphis Talk”, The Language of the Heart
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