coming from a good place

Verb

come from a good place (third-person singular simple present comes from a good place, present participle coming from a good place, simple past came from a good place, past participle come from a good place)

1. (idiomatic) To be motivated by decency, kindness, or good intentions.
   • “In the 1990s, there was actually tremendous pressure to put women on hormone therapy, and it came from a good place,” Dr. Bates says.2009 December 12, Natasha Singer, Duff Wilson, “Menopause, as Brought to You by Big Pharma”, in New York Times, retrieved 01 Mar 2014

   Synonyms:

   come from the right place, have one's heart in the right place