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“ If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true really is true, then there would be little hope for advance. ”

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Learning the secret of flight from a bird was a good deal like learning the secret of magic from a magician.

~ Orville Wright

Orville Wright Bird Flight Learning Magic Magician

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

Orville Wright True Advance Little

The airplane stays up because it doesn't have the time to fall.

~ Orville Wright

Orville Wright Fall Airplane Up

With twelve horse power at our command, we considered that we could permit the weight of the machine with operator to rise to 750 or 800 pounds, and still have as much surplus power as we had originally allowed for in the first estimate of 550 pounds.

~ Orville Wright

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