Wright Brothers (Orville & Wilbur) — "I confess that, in 1901, I said to my brother Orville that men would not fly for…"

I confess that, in 1901, I said to my brother Orville that men would not fly for 50 years. Two years later, we were making flights. This demonstration of my inability as a prophet gave me such a shock that I have ever since refrained from all prediction.
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Wilbur Wright, Speech accepting the Gold Medal from the Aéro Club de France in Paris

Date: 1908

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