It’s good to have goals. To have people to look up to. Paddy Roy Bates is one of those people for me. The man claimed a small area as his own and declared it a country. He started a pirate radio station, declared independence after his son shot at the British Navy, defended the country against a coup, and issued currency, passports, and stamps. This must have been in the 1600s right? Nope. He started in the late 1960s and the supposed smallest country in the world is still active. Short article but amazing read.