Again, I know that we've over-worked, and wore-out the word ethics lately, so lets look at the word "honest!"
Don't fool yourself! Freely admitting to breaking the law, DOES NOT make you HONEST!
Obeying the law, when no ones looking, makes you HONEST!
You couldn't be more wrong.
Doing the right thing when nobody is looking is being
ethical.
Obeying the law when noone is looking is only being honest with the government, nobody else.
Doing the right thing and obeying the law are not always the same thing.