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139 Tradition Three The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. THIS Tradition is packed with meaning. For is real-ly saying to every serious drinker, You are an mem-ber if you say so. You can declare yourself in; nobody can keep you out. No matter who you are, no matter how low you ve gone, no matter how grave your emotional compli-cations even your crimes we still can t deny you We don t want to keep you out. We aren t a bit afraid you ll harm us, never mind how twisted or violent you may be. We just want to be sure that you get the same great chance for sobriety that we ve had. So you re an member the minute you declare yourself. To establish this principle of membership took years of harrowing experience.
144 TRADITION THREE book “Alcoholics Anonymous,” then under preparation. He read aloud, “The only requirement for A.A. member-ship is a desire to stop drinking.”
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