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Originally Posted by Idigmygirls
That is flatly wrong.
There are many instances where the law and the morality are radically diverged. The classic example (Les Miserables) is that it is not wrong to steal food to prevent one's family from death by starvation.
One may always want to be on the right side of the law, but that often puts one on the wrong side of ethical behaviour (I was just following orders....)
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Try to stay on-topic; we are talking ethics, not morals. Ethics refer to rules provided by an external source, e.g., codes of conduct in workplaces or principles in religions. Morals refer to an individual's own principles regarding right and wrong.