We can say quite emphatically that neither AA as a whole
nor any AA group ought to enter any other activity
than straight AA.
As groups, we cannot endorse, finance, or form an alliance
with any other cause, however good;
we cannot link the AA name
to other enterprises in the alcohol field
to the extent that the public gets the impression
we have abandoned our sole aim.
We must discourage our members and our friends
from stressing the AA name in their publicity or appeals for funds.
To act otherwise will certainly imperil our unity,
and to maintain our unity is surely our greatest obligation --
to our brother alcoholics and the public at large.
- Bill W., March 1947.
There is no strength without unity.
U S = United Spirits.
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