# Adding One’s Mite to Future Work by Wilbur Wright > “I wish to avail myself of all that is already known and then if possible add my mite to help on the future workers who will attain final success.” > **— Wilbur Wright**, *Simple Reminders on Real American Pride* ## Sources and Context - **Direct or authoritative text:** [Letter from Wilbur Wright to the Smithsonian Institution, May 30, 1899 — Smithsonian Institution Archives](https://siarchives.si.edu/history/featured-topics/stories/letter-dated-may-30-1899) - **Series source and editorial context:** [[american/American Ethos - Simple Reminders on Real American Pride|Simple Reminders on Real American Pride]] — entry 049, “Adding One’s Mite to Future Work.” - **Why it belongs:** Wright understands discovery as inherited knowledge extended for later builders. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/American|American Collection]] - **Series source:** [[american/American Ethos - Simple Reminders on Real American Pride|Simple Reminders on Real American Pride]] - **American route:** [[american/American Character - Value 10 - Stewardship|Stewardship]] - **American route:** [[american/American Ethos - The Next 250|The Next 250]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/American Exploration|American Exploration]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “I wish to avail myself of all that is already known and then if possible add my mite to help on the future workers who will attain final success.” — Wilbur Wright, Simple Reminders on Real American Pride https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-real-american-pride-049-adding-ones-mite-to-future-work ```