Golden Circle (proposed Country)
The Golden Circle was an unrealized pan-Caribbean political alliance of the 1850s, organized chiefly by United States adventurers, which may have been inspired by the Burr conspiracy of 1806. It envisioned the incorporation of several countries and states of the Americas into a federal union similar to the United States.
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Famous quotes containing the words golden and/or circle:
“Come live with me, and be my love,
And we will some new pleasures prove
Of golden sands, and crystal brooks,
With silken lines, and silver hooks.”
—John Donne (1572–1631)
“There is all the difference in the world between departure from recognised rules by one who has learned to obey them, and neglect of them through want of training or want of skill or want of understanding. Before you can be eccentric you must know where the circle is.”
—Ellen Terry (1847–1928)