Alcoholics Anonymous Preamble
.....Alcoholics
Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience,
strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common
problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There
are no dues or fees for A.A. membership; we are self-supporting through
our own contributions. A.A. is not allied with any sect, denomination,
politics, organization or institution; does not wish to engage in any
controversy; neither endorses nor opposes any causes. Our primary
purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.
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The 1940 AA Preamble
We
are gathered here because we are faced with the fact that we are
powerless over alcohol and unable to do anything about it without the
help of a Power greater than ourselves.
We
feel that each person's religious views, if any, are his own affair. The
simple purpose of the program of Alcoholics Anonymous is to show what
may be done to enlist the aid of a Power greater than ourselves
regardless of what our individual conception of that Power may be.
