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The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who... looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space... on the infinite highway of the air.
Wilbur Wright
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"The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who... looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space... on the infinite highway of the air."
— Wilbur Wright

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The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who... looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space... on the infinite highway of the air. — Wilbur Wright

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Wilbur Wright was a Inventor from United States (1867–1912).

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Who said "The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who... looked e…"?
This quote is attributed to Wilbur Wright, a Inventor from United States.
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Wilbur Wright lived from 1867 – 1912.