I ended up going to Dartmouth, and I did Marine Officer Candidate School during my junior summer. Phil Klay candidatedartmouthend Change image and share on social
I write in coffee shops, libraries, parks, museums. I get antsy and then get on my bike and go someplace else, letting the ideas spin around in my head as I dodge taxis. Phil Klay antsybikecoffee Change image and share on social
There's a wide spectrum between a Navy SEAL hero-killer and a traumatized victim, but those are the archetypes - hashed and rehashed in the media, in popular culture, in the minds of people with a lot of preconceived notions but not much else. Phil Klay archetypeculturehash share on social
One of the things that's difficult for people to understand is when you join the military, you don't sign up as an endorsement of any particular policy of the moment. Phil Klay difficultendorsementjoin Change image and share on social
I think that just because you've been through an experience doesn't make you the ultimate arbiter of what it means. We figure things out; we work things out through the help of other people who can engage with us but also be intelligently critical. Phil Klay arbitercriticalengage share on social
The Cold War provided justification for a larger peacetime military, since we were never really at peace, or so the argument went. Phil Klay argumentcoldjustification Change image and share on social
I've certainly thought a lot more about things like tyranny and patriotism and violence. I think I found some kind of clarity - definitely a thicker understanding. Phil Klay clarityfindhave Change image and share on social
We're told that when we remember, the same parts of our brain light up as when we experienced the event we're remembering. Your brain lives through it again. Phil Klay braineventexperience Change image and share on social
Even if torture works, what is the point of 'defending' America using a tactic that is a fundamental violation of what America ought to mean? Phil Klay americadefendfundamental Change image and share on social
One thing I've always liked about the military is there's a certain amount of pragmatism. Phil Klay amounthavemilitary Change image and share on social
