September 24, 2023
“I do not agree that the newcomer is the most important member at any meeting … Equally important are those old-timers who showed me the way, and any middle-timer who may be today suffering. If newcomers are indeed the lifeblood of AA, old- and middle-timers are its skin and backbone.”
“Fifth Tradition,” New York, New York, June 1970, I Am Responsible: The Hand of AA
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