Barack Obama actually said...

This is a sustained and systematic effort, and we're going to continue to take the time to get this right.

We will strengthen the opposition as the best counterweight to extremists like ISIL.

Through these acts and quiet gestures, we can honor their memory and reclaim our sense of togetherness.

On this National Day of Service and Remembrance, we take up their unfinished work and pay tribute to their lives with service and charity.