“The A.A. historian told us that before there was A.A. Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob both attended Oxford group meetings. Oxford group members tried to practice the Four Absolutes that were written in 1904 by Robert Speer. Honesty, Unselfishness, Love and Purity.”
What do the four Absolutes mean to most of us? Words are tools. Like any tools they get rusty and corroded when not used. More importantly, we must familiarize ourselves with the tools, understand them and ever increase our skill in their use.
— Akron A.A. Intergroup pamphlet
In 1948 Dr. Bob recalled the absolutes as “the only yardstick” A.A. had in the early days before the Twelve Steps.
— Page 54 Dr. Bob and the Good Old…
