A Look at One of the Twelve Traditions: Tradition Seven

Every A.A. group ought to
be fully self-supporting, declining outside
contributions.

"To people familiar with endless drives for charitable
funds, A.A. presented a strange and refreshing spectacle.
Approving editorials here and abroad generated a wave
of confidence in the integrity of Alcoholics Anonymous.
They pointed out that the irresponsible had become
responsible, and that by making financial independence
part of its tradition, Alcoholics Anonymous had revived
an ideal that its era had almost forgotten."

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