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<DIV><SPAN class=517243417-06072007><FONT face=Arial>IIRC we've discussed this a
number of times but I just noticed the following in R' Al's "Communal
Governance, Lay and Rabbinic: An Overview" in the orthodox forum
series:<BR><BR>"Gedolim from time immemorial asserted leadership in all walks of
life....., as the Rav stated at an early stage, had decided serious and complex
questions of political conduct"</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=517243417-06072007><FONT face=Arial>The footnote reads "From
the eulogy delivered in 1940, of Rav Hayim Ozer........He later changed his mind
on the topic"</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=517243417-06072007><FONT face=Arial>KT<BR>Joel
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