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1.
  ... ought A.A. membership ever depend upon money ...  BB Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.563
Nor ought A.A. membership ever depend upon money or conformity.


2.
  ... ought A.A. membership ever depend upon money ...  12&12 Tradition Three (Long), p.189
Nor ought A.A. membership ever depend upon money or conformity.


3.
  ... ought..." but never "You must!"  12&12 Tradition One, p.129
They repeatedly say "We ought..." but never "You must!"


4.
  ... ought it affiliate itself with anything or ...  12&12 Tradition Four, p.147
In charting this enormous expanse of freedom, we found it necessary to post only two storm signals: A group ought not do anything which would greatly injure A.A. as a whole, nor ought it affiliate itself with anything or anybody else.


5.
  ... ought never be drawn into public controversy.  BB Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.562
Ten -- Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy.


6.
  ... ought never be drawn into public controversy."  12&12 Contents (Tradition Ten), p.12
Tradition Ten -- "Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy."


7.
  ... ought never be drawn into public controversy."  12&12 Tradition Ten, p.176
"Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy."


8.
  ... ought never be drawn into public controversy."  12&12 Tradition Ten, p.179
Thus was laid the cornerstone for Tradition Ten: "Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy."


9.
  ... ought never be organized; but we may ...  BB Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.562
Nine -- A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.


10.
  ... ought never be organized; but we may ...  12&12 Contents (Tradition Nine), p.12
Tradition Nine -- "A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve."


11.
  ... ought never be organized; but we may ...  12&12 Tradition Nine, p.172
"A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve."


12.
  ... ought never endorse, finance or lend the ...  BB Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.562
Six -- An A.A. group ought never endorse, finance or lend the A.A. name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.


13.
  ... ought never endorse, finance or lend the ...  12&12 Contents (Tradition Six), p.11
Tradition Six -- "An A.A. group ought never endorse, finance or lend the A.A. name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our primary purpose."


14.
  ... ought never endorse, finance, or lend the ...  12&12 Tradition Six, p.155
"An A.A. group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the A.A. name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and prestige divert us from our primary purpose."


15.
  ... ought never go so far as affiliation ...  BB Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.564
While an A.A. group may cooperate with anyone, such cooperation ought never go so far as affiliation or endorsement, actual or implied.


16.
  ... ought never to go so far as ...  12&12 Tradition Six (Long), p.190
While an A.A. group may cooperate with anyone, such cooperation ought never to go so far as affiliation or endorsement, actual or implied.


17.
  ... ought never to name boards to govern ...  12&12 Tradition Nine, p.174
It is clear now that we ought never to name boards to govern us, but it is equally clear that we shall always need to authorize workers to serve us.


18.
  ... ought nevertheless to quit our stubborn, rebellious ...  12&12 Step Twelve, p.108
So we decided that while we still had some flaws of character that we could not yet relinquish, we ought nevertheless to quit our stubborn, rebellious hanging on to them.


19.
  ... ought not be broadcast, filmed, or publicly ...  BB Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.565
Our names and pictures as A.A. members ought not be broadcast, filmed, or publicly printed.


20.
  ... ought not be broadcast, filmed, or publicly ...  12&12 Tradition Eleven (Long), p.192
Our names and pictures as A.A. members ought not be broadcast, filmed, or publicly printed.


21.
  ... ought not be shared with anyone.  12&12 Step Five, p.56
Certain distressing or humiliating memories, we tell ourselves, ought not be shared with anyone.


22.
  ... ought not do anything which would greatly ...  12&12 Tradition Four, p.147
In charting this enormous expanse of freedom, we found it necessary to post only two storm signals: A group ought not do anything which would greatly injure A.A. as a whole, nor ought it affiliate itself with anything or anybody else.


23.
  ... ought not do anything which would injure ...  12&12 Contents (Tradition Four), p.10
Two storm signals -- a group ought not do anything which would injure A.A. as a whole, nor affiliate itself with outside interests.


24.
  ... ought not give at all.  12&12 Step Twelve, p.111
Perhaps we try to give them advice about their affairs which we aren't really competent to give or ought not give at all.


25.
  ... ought not lay himself open to the ...  12&12 Step Five, p.60
Surely, then, a novice ought not lay himself open to the chance of making foolish, perhaps tragic, blunders in this fashion.


26.
  ... ought not to urge them.  BB Into Action, p.83
Unless one's family expresses a desire to live upon spiritual principles we think we ought not to urge them.


27.
  ... ought not to use the A.A. name.  BB Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.564
Hence such facilities ought not to use the A.A. name.


28.
  ... ought not to use the A.A. name.  12&12 Tradition Six (Long), p.190
Hence such facilities ought not to use the A.A. name.


29.
  ... ought to admit it promptly.  12&12 Step Twelve, p.108
By this time, at Step Ten, we had begun to get a basis for daily living, and we keenly realized that we would need to continue taking personal inventory, and that when we were in the wrong we ought to admit it promptly.


30.
  ... ought to avoid sensational advertising.  BB Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.565
We think A.A. ought to avoid sensational advertising.


31.
  ... ought to avoid sensational advertising.  12&12 Tradition Eleven (Long), p.192
We think A.A. ought to avoid sensational advertising.


32.
  ... ought to be.  12&12 Step Two, p.31
At no time had we asked what God's will was for us; instead we had been telling Him what it ought to be.


33.
  ... ought to be.  12&12 Tradition Eleven, pp.180-181
Through many painful experiences, we think we have arrived at what that policy ought to be.


34.
  ... ought to be a spiritual entity having ...  BB Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.563
5. Each Alcoholics Anonymous group ought to be a spiritual entity having but one primary purpose -- that of carrying its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.


35.
  ... ought to be a spiritual entity having ...  12&12 Tradition Five (Long), p.190
Five -- Each Alcoholics Anonymous group ought to be a spiritual entity having but one primary purpose -- that of carrying its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.


36.
  ... ought to be able to do anything."  BB A Vision For You, p.158
"God ought to be able to do anything."


37.
  ... ought to be ambitious and hardworking.  12&12 Step Two, p.29
We were still sure that we ought to be fairly honest, tolerant, and just, that we ought to be ambitious and hardworking.


38.
  ... ought to be anonymous at the level ...  BB Foreword to Second Edition, p.xix
It was decided that all members ought to be anonymous at the level of press, radio, TV and films.


39.
  ... ought to be answer enough for any ...  12&12 Step Three, p.37
One good look in the mirror ought to be answer enough for any alcoholic.


40.
  ... ought to be classed with stealing.  BB How It Works, pp.67-68
Sometimes we think fear ought to be classed with stealing.


41.
  ... ought to be consulted.  BB Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.563
But when its plans concern the welfare of neighboring groups also, those groups ought to be consulted.


42.
  ... ought to be consulted.  12&12 Tradition Four (Long), p.189
But when its plans concern the welfare of neighboring groups also, those groups ought to be consulted.


43.
  ... ought to be cured of his fatal ...  12&12 Step Eleven, p.104
We say to ourselves, "This one ought to be cured of his fatal malady," or "That one ought to be relieved of his emotional pain," and we pray for these specific things.


44.
  ... ought to be dealt with just as ...  12&12 Step Nine, p.83
There will be those who ought to be dealt with just as soon as we become reasonably confident that we can maintain our sobriety.


45.
  ... ought to be deferred, and still others ...  12&12 Step Nine, p.83
There will be other cases where action ought to be deferred, and still others in which by the very nature of the situation we shall never be able to make direct personal contact at all.


46.
  ... ought to be deferred, we should nevertheless ...  12&12 Step Eight, p.79
Though in some cases we cannot make restitution at all, and in some cases action ought to be deferred, we should nevertheless make an accurate and really exhaustive survey of our past life as it has affected other people.


47.
  ... ought to be fairly honest, tolerant, and ...  12&12 Step Two, p.29
We were still sure that we ought to be fairly honest, tolerant, and just, that we ought to be ambitious and hardworking.


48.
  ... ought to be firmly planted on earth.  BB The Family Afterward, p.130
We have come to believe He would like us to keep our heads in the clouds with Him, but that our feet ought to be firmly planted on earth.


49.
  ... ought to be followed by a good ...  12&12 Step Eleven, p.101
It ought to be followed by a good look at where we stand now, and a further look at what might happen in our lives were we able to move closer to the ideal we have been trying to glimpse.


50.
  ... ought to be freed from his physical ...  BB The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxvii
Of course an alcoholic ought to be freed from his physical craving for liquor, and this often requires a definite hospital procedure, before psychological measures can be of maximum benefit.


51.
  ... ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside ...  BB Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.562
Seven -- Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.


52.
  ... ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside ...  12&12 Contents (Tradition Seven), p.11
Tradition Seven -- "Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions."


53.
  ... ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside ...  12&12 Tradition Seven, p.160
"Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions."


54.
  ... ought to be fully supported by the ...  BB Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.564
7. The A.A. groups themselves ought to be fully supported by the voluntary contributions of their own members.


55.
  ... ought to be fully supported by the ...  12&12 Tradition Seven (Long), p.190
Seven -- The A.A. groups themselves ought to be fully supported by the voluntary contributions of their own members.


56.
  ... ought to be incorporated and so set ...  BB Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.564
Secondary aids to A.A., such as clubs or hospitals which require much property or administration, ought to be incorporated and so set apart that, if necessary, they can be freely discarded by the groups.


57.
  ... ought to be incorporated and so set ...  12&12 Tradition Six (Long), p.190
Secondary aids to A.A., such as clubs or hospitals which require much property or administration, ought to be incorporated and so set apart that, if necessary, they can be freely discarded by the groups.


58.
  ... ought to be left to those better ...  12&12 Step Ten, p.90
We have found that justified anger ought to be left to those better qualified to handle it.


59.
  ... ought to be relieved of his emotional ...  12&12 Step Eleven, p.104
We say to ourselves, "This one ought to be cured of his fatal malady," or "That one ought to be relieved of his emotional pain," and we pray for these specific things.


60.
  ... ought to be the watchword when taking ...  12&12 Step Four, p.54
Therefore, thoroughness ought to be the watchword when taking inventory.


61.
  ... ought to be well outside A.A. -- and ...  BB Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.564
But hospitals, as well as other places of recuperation, ought to be well outside A.A. -- and medically supervised.


62.
  ... ought to be well outside A.A. -- and ...  12&12 Tradition Six (Long), p.190
But hospitals, as well as other places of recuperation, ought to be well outside A.A. -- and medically supervised.


63.
  ... ought to be willing to do that ...  BB Into Action, p.79
We thought he ought to be willing to do that if necessary, but if he were in jail he could provide nothing for either family.


64.
  ... ought to be willing to try humility ...  12&12 Step Seven, p.76
It is really saying to us that we now ought to be willing to try humility in seeking the removal of our other shortcomings just as we did when we admitted that we were powerless over alcohol, and came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.


65.
  ... ought to become entirely willing to aim ...  12&12 Step Six, p.69
It is suggested that we ought to become entirely willing to aim toward perfection.


66.
  ... ought to consider carefully all personal relationships ...  12&12 Step Four, p.52
To take inventory in this respect we ought to consider carefully all personal relationships which bring continuous or recurring trouble.


67.
  ... ought to consider each request carefully to ...  12&12 Step Eleven, p.102
Therefore, we ought to consider each request carefully to see what its real merit is.


68.
  ... ought to decide for themselves.  BB Working With Others, p.103
We feel that each family, in the light of their own circumstances, ought to decide for themselves.


69.
  ... ought to erase the hard-and-fast lines that ...  12&12 Step Six, p.68
Looking again at those defects we are still unwilling to give up, we ought to erase the hard-and-fast lines that we have drawn.


70.
  ... ought to frankly face the fact that ...  BB The Family Afterward, p.131
At the very beginning, the couple ought to frankly face the fact that each will have to yield here and there if the family is going to play an effective part in the new life.


71.
  ... ought to give money to alcoholics trying ...  12&12 Tradition Seven, p.160
When you add to this the habitual supposition that people ought to give money to alcoholics trying to stay sober, it can be understood why we thought we deserved a pile of folding money.


72.
  ... ought to have.  12&12 Tradition Eight, p.169
She was helping to give the man coming in the door the break he ought to have.


73.
  ... ought to include all who suffer from ...  BB Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.563
3. Our membership ought to include all who suffer from alcoholism.


74.
  ... ought to include all who suffer from ...  12&12 Tradition Three (Long), p.189
Three -- Our membership ought to include all who suffer from alcoholism.


75.
  ... ought to know.  12&12 Step Five, p.61
Perhaps we shall need to share with this person facts about ourselves which no others ought to know.


76.
  ... ought to know the subject better, as ...  BB To Wives, p.112
You think he ought to know the subject better, as everyone should have a clear understanding of the risk he takes if he drinks too much.


77.
  ... ought to maintain a traditional "Right of ...  BB Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form), p.574
IV. At all responsible levels, we ought to maintain a traditional "Right of Participation," allowing a voting representation in reasonable proportion to the responsibility that each must discharge.


78.
  ... ought to make a beginning as soon ...  12&12 Step Five, p.61
If this is the situation, by all means do so, for you ought to make a beginning as soon as you can.


79.
  ... ought to pray that God's will, whatever ...  12&12 Step Eleven, p.104
It is A.A.'s experience that particularly in these cases we ought to pray that God's will, whatever it is, be done for others as well as for ourselves.


80.
  ... ought to prevail, so that minority opinion ...  BB Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form), p.574
V. Throughout our structure, a traditional "Right of Appeal" ought to prevail, so that minority opinion will be heard and personal grievances receive careful consideration.


81.
  ... ought to proceed.  BB Working With Others, p.91
You will thus get a better idea of how you ought to proceed.


82.
  ... ought to prove exceptionally useful to business ...  BB To Employers, p.136
His present views ought to prove exceptionally useful to business men everywhere.


83.
  ... ought to redouble his efforts to see ...  12&12 Step Eight, p.77
To a degree, he has already done this when taking moral inventory, but now the time has come when he ought to redouble his efforts to see how many people he has hurt, and in what ways.


84.
  ... ought to remember that he is mainly ...  BB The Family Afterward, p.127
The head of the house ought to remember that he is mainly to blame for what befell his home.


85.
  ... ought to resign."  BB To Employers, p.148
But if you cannot or will not stop drinking, I think you ought to resign."


86.
  ... ought to say the A.A. program requires ...  12&12 Step Five, p.61
No one ought to say the A.A. program requires no willpower; here is one place you may require all you've got.


87.
  ... ought to say to her that we ...  BB Into Action, p.81
We feel we ought to say to her that we have no right to involve another person.


88.
  ... ought to sit down with the family ...  BB Into Action, p.83
We ought to sit down with the family and frankly analyze the past as we now see it, being very careful not to criticize them.


89.
  ... ought to sleep the clock around.  BB There Is A Solution, p.21
He is the fellow who goes to bed so intoxicated he ought to sleep the clock around.


90.
  ... ought to slow down, and problem drinkers ...  12&12 Tradition Six, p.157
They wanted to say that liquor should be enjoyed, not misused; hard drinkers ought to slow down, and problem drinkers -- alcoholics -- should not drink at all.


91.
  ... ought to step into them and walk ...  12&12 Step Four, p.48
Having found the shoes that fit, he ought to step into them and walk with new confidence that he is at last on the right track.


92.
  ... ought to take much care, remembering that ...  12&12 Step Five, p.61
Here we ought to take much care, remembering that prudence is a virtue which carries a high rating.


93.
  ... ought to take our time.  12&12 Step Nine, p.84
Good judgment will suggest that we ought to take our time.


94.
  ... ought to think of what you can ...  BB To Wives, p.120
You, as well as your husband, ought to think of what you can put into life instead of how much you can take out.


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