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Credulity1 quote
If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true is really true, there would be little hope of advance. — Orville Wright · 1908Doubt and skepticism1 quote
If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true is really true, there would be little hope of advance. — Orville Wright · 1908Flying1 quote
Success. Four flights Thursday morning. All against twenty-one mile wind. Started from level with engine power alone. Average speed through air thirty-one miles. Longest 57 seconds. Inform press. Home Christmas. — Orville Wright · 1903Moments of discovery1 quote
Success. Four flights Thursday morning. All against twenty-one mile wind. Started from level with engine power alone. Average speed through air thirty-one miles. Longest 57 seconds. Inform press. Home Christmas. — Orville Wright · 1903