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We always hear about the rights of democracy, but the major responsibility of it is participation.

Wynton Marsalis

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Wynton Marsalis
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: October 18
Bandleader
Composer
Conductor
Jazz Musician
Trumpeter
New Orleans
Louisiana
Wynton Learson Marsalis
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Democracy
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Responsibility
Rights
Always
Participation
Majors

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