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The book, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions was written by Bill Wilson. He was the founder of AA and author of the Big Book. He wrote the 12&12 volume to broaden and deepen the understanding of his earlier work. He also wrote it for a better public understanding of the fellowship and the evolution of our AA Traditions.
"The same stern threat applies to the group itself. Unless there is approximate conformity to AA's Twelve Traditions, the group, too, can deteriorate and die.
"Neither could AA itself function without fulltime workers. At the Foundation and inter-group offices, we couldn't employ non-alcoholics as secretaries; we had
"To my surprise, the response of the groups was slow. I got mighty sore about it. Looking at this avalanche of mail one morning at the office, I paced up and
"'How much does your scheme cost?' I was thankful I could tell him, 'Nothing at all.' His next question: 'What are you getting out of it?' Of course, my answer
"Why did AA finally drop all its membership regulations? Why did we leave it to each newcomer to decide himself whether he was an alcoholic and whether he