The term Grand Conseil or Great Council refers two different institutions during the Ancien RĂ©gime in France. It also is the name of parliaments in several Swiss cantons.
Famous quotes containing the word grand:
“There arent any good, brave causes left. If the big bang does come, and we all get killed off, it wont be in aid of the old-fashioned grand design. Itll just be for the Brave New-nothing-very-much-thank-you. About as pointless and inglorious as stepping in front of a bus. No, theres nothing left for it, me boy, but to let yourself be butchered by the women.”
—John Osborne (19291994)