AA Synthesis

"Certainly nobody invented Alcoholics Anonymous. A.A. is a synthesis of principles and attitudes which came to us from medicine and from religion. We alcoholics have simply streamlined those forces, adapting them to our special use in a society where they can work effectively. Our contribution was but the missing link in a chain of recovery which is now so significant and of such promise for the future."

c. Three Talks to Medical Societies by Bill W., Co-Founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A. Pamphlet P-6) - pages 9-10