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> [Whether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic member has to if he would recover. The others must be convinced of his new status beyond the shadow of a doubt. Seeing is believing to most families…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-griffith-wilson/whether-the-family-goes-on-a-spiritual-basis-or-not-the-alcoholic/)

William Griffith Wilson

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## More by William Griffith Wilson

> [We are not cured of alcoholism. What we have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. Every day is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-griffith-wilson/we-are-not-cured-of-alcoholism-what-we-have-is-a-daily-reprieve/)

William Griffith Wilson

> [We have not even sworn off. Instead, the problem has been removed. It does not exist for us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-griffith-wilson/we-have-not-even-sworn-off-instead-the-problem-has-been-removed-it/)

William Griffith Wilson

> [Whether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic member has to if he would recover. The others must be convinced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-griffith-wilson/whether-the-family-goes-on-a-spiritual-basis-or-not-the-alcoholic/)

William Griffith Wilson

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