As one may bring himself to believe almost anything he is inclined to believe, it makes all the difference whether we begin or end with the inquiry, 'What is truth?'

In 1829 Whately was elected to the professorship of political economy at Oxford in succession to Nassau William Senior. Behind the scenes Thomas Hyde Villiers had lobbied Denis Le Marchant on his behalf with the Brougham Whigs. Among his other works may be mentioned Charges and Tracts (1836) Essays on Some of the Dangers to Christian Faith (1839) The Kingdom of Christ (1841).