noun

The quality of being well meaning; kindness.

As Confucius saw long ago, benevolence or concern for humanity is the indispensable root of it all.

kindness,kind-heartedness,big-heartedness,goodness,goodwill,benignity,compassion,consideration,thoughtfulness,decency,public-spiritedness,social conscience,charity,charitableness,altruism,humanity,humanitarianism,philanthropism