having clean hands

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Suppose your main concern is having clean hands, which means, to you, not profiting personally from fossil fuels.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2022

That’s important stuff: For medical professionals, having clean hands helps prevent the spread of infections at hospitals.

From Time • Nov. 18, 2015

I wonder, Did the Donald learn his obsession with having clean hands from Howard Hughes?

From Time Magazine Archive

There were two who were noted for having clean hands in the midst of all the dirt around; and they were undoubtedly the first Romans of the day.

From The Life of Cicero Volume One by Trollope, Anthony