Personally, if it were, imo it would have been better (or at least more clear to this aging old hillbilly from the foothills of the Appalachian mountains - and that's pronounced "App-el-lat-chin", not "App-el-lay-shun" like the yankees say it :) if it had been written, "Alas, for those who hope ..." instead of, "Alas, for those of us who hope.."

YMMV. As I said, it was a pedantic nit. But I understand your point. ;0)


Edit: Dang, I can't even quote properly.