They were Christians and their inspiration for flight came from a passage in the Bible .
Isaiah 40:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Maybe the Wrights were Republicans to boot.NC must have been quite conservative in those days. I enjoyed visiting Kitty Hawk. You can still see the hill the Wrights used to take off.