Morgan Lewis, an elite law firm based in the United States, and Slaughter and May, a British law firm that also holds a stellar reputation, provided Autonomy with legal advice.

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Economists agree that slaughtering Britain's 11 million cattle would devastate the country's economy -- and a mass slaughter may be difficult to achieve.

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But speaking honestly about the combustible mix of race and guns may be more important to stopping the slaughter in minority communities than any new gun-control laws.

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In 1783 George Washington wrote: 'If the freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter'.

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