on the side of the angels
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For a time, all but the 147 seemed on the side of the angels, and corporations jostled to get on board with their pro-democracy pledges.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 4, 2021
She knows that not everyone who uses her tools is on the side of the angels, but she’s talked herself into a self-conception as a moral actor.
From Slate • Oct. 13, 2020
For one thing, the majority of Americans are still on the side of the angels.
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2020
Facebook is the platform, not some invented knockoff like Faceplace or Mybook, which makes the show feel at times like an extended pitch for a company not always seen on the side of the angels.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2018
It is true that Lord John was not always on the side of the angels of progress and redress.
From Lord John Russell by Reid, Stuart J. (Stuart Johnson)
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