(be) for a good cause

(be) for a good cause
be for/in a good ˈcause idiom
worth doing, because it is helping other people
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  • Cause — • Cause, as the correlative of effect, is understood as being that which in any way gives existence to, or contributes towards the existence of, any thing; which produces a result; to which the origin of any thing is to be ascribed Catholic… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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