...... to take the high road .....
To infer that you'd rather exercise a choice to do what's right, not only for yourself, but for the overall good of yourself or others.
Sidebar: I'm not exactly fond of this idiom because there's no need really to assert your position. For example, just do the right thing and don't call attention to it. In other words, don't let one hand dictate what the other hand does. Just do it (nike).
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