ujm >> Is it proper to recommend what is best for public policy even if it may be bad advice for different individuals?
Following example seems to show that one needs to be honest and recommend what is good for the person in question: students that were starting demonstrating for Soviet Jews in the 1960s asked (among others) R Soloveichik. Rav S asked someone in Israeli government – what is best for Soviet Jews. That person replied that it is better to stay quiet. Later, Rav realized that he was lied to: Israeli government thought it is based for Israel to stay quiet, not necessarily for Soviet Jews.