"The machine is a triumph of human ingenuity."

"The age of the flying machine is coming; it is not here yet, but it is coming."

"The machine was not built for speed, but for stability."

"We do not believe that the difficulties are insurmountable, and we are confident that we shall yet succeed."

"It was the first time in the history of the world that a machine carrying a man had raised itself by its own power into the air in full flight, had sailed forward without reduction of speed, and had f…"