Finally a source for what i've been feeling for so long!
It's been so long since i've made any entries here. I've been giving most of my energies towards wikisource. Uploading seforim, etc..
Anyway, came across a sefer called קול התור by R' Hillel of Shklov. In the second section of Perek 5 he talks about the Vilna Gaon's lamenting the lack of worldly knowledge in the torah community and it's great importance, both for understanding the Torah itself and towards showing it's supremacy to the other fields of wisdom of the nations of the world.
I warmly refer anyone to read further there in depth.
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Shnayer Leiman examines this source in an essay included in JJ Shacheter's Judaism's Encounter with Other Cultures. There, Leiman notes that the original manuscript of Kol haTora was not made available to the public and therefore, it is unknown how much of the original was actually published, and even more concerning, whether or not the quotes attributed to the Gaon were in fact said by him. Nonetheless, a great source, especially when addressing the da'as torah crowd. Godspeed in the good work of loading these texts up....
I'm sorry. Just seeing this comment now! :) I just as soon assumed that no one reads this blog :)
many thanks for your comments and insights.
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