Robert Toombs

We can today open wide the history of their administrations and point with pride to every act, and challenge the world to point out a single act stained with injustice to the North, or with partiality to their own section.

American Politician

Goldwin Smith

Dante himself is open to the suspicion of partiality: it is said, not without apparent ground, that he puts into hell all the enemies of the political cause, which, in his eyes, was that of Italy and God.

Canadian Historian

Allen West

The republic I fell in love with, the republic I risked my life to defend, the values I hold dear, the integrity that we all share - these do not know prejudice and they do not accept partiality.

Benjamin Robbins Curtis

No nation can answer for the equity of proceedings in all its inferior courts. It suffices to provide a supreme judicature by which error and partiality may be corrected.

American Judge

Marquis de Lafayette

Never was a man further from a partiality for Spain than I am. But I think I now have left them in a sincere and steady intention to cultivate the friendship of America.

French Revolutionary

The novelist must look on humanity without partiality or prejudice. His sympathy, like that of the historian, must be unbounded, and untainted by sect or party.

Ron Chernow

I have developed a very strong partiality for the dead: they don't talk back, they don't sue, and they don't have angry relatives.

American Author

Gilbert K. Chesterton

What people call impartiality may simply mean indifference, and what people call partiality may simply mean mental activity.

English Writer

Herman Wouk

Discount my partiality, but my report is that so far The Winds of War is looking good.

American Novelist

Partiality in this context implies unfair support, suggesting someone is being treated better without a fair reason.

Unfair Bias

This use of partiality often carries a negative tone, as it implies injustice or discrimination.

Negative Connotation

Being accused of partiality at work can damage one's reputation, as it questions professional integrity.

In Professional Settings

In this sense, partiality is simply about what someone enjoys, without suggesting it's unfair.

Personal Preference

Showing partiality in personal tastes is normal and typically doesn't harm others or show bias.

Harmless Inclination

Expressing partiality for certain things can be a way to relate to others and start conversations.

Social Icebreakers

 so Herodotus may have just fallen prey to a translation error. All in all, for someone who was writing in an entirely new style, Herodotus did remarkably well. History, right down to the present day, has always suffered from the partiality

Why is Herodotus called...

 The preacher delivered an extra long sermon, so that they were still out of harm's way when the wave struck. Afterwards someone said that God must have been looking after them. So the next question is about partiality.