Horace Gray

“The question whether a vessel is a public vessel of a foreign government does not depend upon the purposes for which she is used, but upon the character of her possession and ownership.”

“A man's state of mind or feeling can only be manifested to others by countenance, attitude, or gesture, or by sounds or words, spoken or written.”

“The Fourteenth Amendment affirms the ancient and fundamental rule of citizenship by birth within the territory.”

“The power to make the notes of the government a legal tender in payment of private debts is one of the powers belonging to sovereignty in other civilized nations.”