Dutch Council

Dutch Council may refer to:

  • Dutch Council of State, a constitutionally established advisory body to the government
  • Dutch Jewish council, a council that was active during the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II

Famous quotes containing the words dutch and/or council:

    Too nice is neighbor’s fool.
    —Common Dutch saying, trans by Johanna C. Prins.

    I haven’t seen so much tippy-toeing around since the last time I went to the ballet. When members of the arts community were asked this week about one of their biggest benefactors, Philip Morris, and its requests that they lobby the New York City Council on the company’s behalf, the pas de deux of self- justification was so painstakingly choreographed that it constituted a performance all by itself.
    Anna Quindlen (b. 1952)