Wynton Marsalis Quotes

We seek to create a united Democratic and non-racial society.

If you don't have a democracy in which most people feel engaged, you don't have a democracy very long.

Both a societal infrastructure and the talent of ab individuals or individuals are necessary and dufficient conditions for success in a modern democracy.

There may be some difficulties, some interruptions, but as a nation and as a people, we are going to build a truly multiracial, democratic society that maybe can emerge as a model for the rest of the world.

People should look at the government as 'us,' not as 'them' and not in terror.

It is so important for European countries, post-Second World War, to prove that they can be successful multiethnic and multiracial democracies. I think we in Britain have had great success in avoiding the hatreds and prejudices of the past.

Tolerance is important, especially in a democracy. The ability to have honest conversations, even if you come from a different place, a difference perspective, is fundamentally important.

For me the music community was always like a model for what could be. The way people would play together, just harmony and being - old guys and young guys, black guys and white guys. It was setting an example for what the rest of us could be.

I am on the side of pluralistic societies, and I will do whatever I can - by the best means available and any means necessary - to protect spaces that encourage open communication between people.

Sectarian political festivals are not the way Londoners want their money to be spent. Most of us, I suspect, just want to be trusted to get on with other people and not be instructed by activists about the dangers of racism.

Helping refugees settle and integrate peacefully, often in the face of distrust and prejudice, is essential work.

You can have your own thought process about things, but you still need to include and co-exist with other people.

We don't care who you is - Blood, Crip, Mexican, Chinese. You feel me? If you about doing something positive with yourself and your community, let's join forces together.

Immigrants and Native Americans have made our country what it is today, and if we've learned anything through these hundreds of years - it should be that we can accomplish more when we work together.

You cannot do politics by breaking the society into pieces or creating hatred.

We want a country which is not isolated and where democracy rules.

We are going to unite this people. We will unite whites and blacks, homosexuals and heterosexuals... We will unite bosses and employees, and we won't plant the seed of discord between them.

For us to become a nation, everyone - including Arabs, Druze, ultra-Orthodox and new immigrants - must feel that they belong. Their success is extremely important to us. If they succeed, they will come to understand the advantages of democracy and freedom.

In a time where there are divides between cultures and races, I would love to use my position to show that we are all the same inside and working together is the key to moving forward.

Our communities are strong because local leaders and active citizens listen and learn from the people they serve.

One of my key areas of unification is to champion multiracialism. Multiracialism is vital to unity.

Collective action remains the best way of renewing the march towards the great trinity of liberty, equality, and solidarity.

You begin to realize that the genius of our country is the constant push to be more inclusive and find new ways of engaging everyone.

Multiculturalism is a bed of beautiful roses that has some thorns, so we just have to be careful not to get pricked or to prick one another.

Prejudice has no hold in this Republic.