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Ray Charles

I did it to myself. It wasn't society... it wasn't a pusher, it wasn't being blind or being black or being poor. It was all my doing.

Ray Charles

Society

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Ray Charles is taking full responsibility for his actions and choices, rather than blaming external factors like society, addiction, or his circumstances. He emphasizes that his situation resulted from his own decisions, not from being disadvantaged or oppressed.

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