Barack Obama actually said...

"The belief that peace is desirable is rarely enough to achieve it."

"And for that, I am grateful not only to the current committee but past committee members who I know are here."

"We can admit the intractability of deprivation and still strive for dignity. Clear-eyed, we can understand that there will be war and still strive for peace."

"I face the world as it is and cannot stand idle in the face of threats to the American people."