Richard Nixon actually said...

The pursuit of peace is the opportunity which lies before you, and the preservation of peace will be the special obligation of your generati...

It is one of those things you say, 'I wouldn't have missed it, but I wouldn't want to do it again.'

But I think humility is good for any individual.

So today we will look to the possibilities of the future with a careful regard for the realities of the present and the lessons of the past.