We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

Bill Wilson

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Alcoholism Addiction Alcohol

Author

Bill Wilson

Source

Alcoholics Anonymous

Language

English

Time

1939 1930s 20th century

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United States

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Wilson, Bill. Alcoholics Anoymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered from Alcoholism. Works Publishing Co., 1939, ch. 5.

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Time
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Medium
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Language
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Time
1939 1930s 20th century
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The Wizard of Oz. Directed by Victor Fleming. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939.