“ If his contemporaries found him overeager to sacrifice his career for the sake of principle, Whiston found his contemporaries far too ready to sacrifice any and all principle for the sake of preferment [personal advancement]. ” ​ — William Whiston — ​ Honest Newtonian.
” Vistona laikabiedri uzskatīja, ka viņš pārāk viegli atsakās no savas karjeras principu dēļ, bet, pēc Vistona domām, viņa laikabiedri pārāk viegli bija gatavi upurēt jebkādus principus personiskā labuma dēļ. ” ( No grāmatas William Whiston — Honest Newtonian [Viljams Vistons — godīgs Ņūtona sekotājs].)