Enjolras still has the hope, it's only that he's had to reevaluate the timeline quite a bit. And then push it further out. It seems to be one of the points humanity must reach someday if they want to fulfill their true purpose on Earth and all of that. He can accept that it will not be today, or tomorrow, and that, probably, many, perhaps all of the people here will never see it come in their lifetimes. But that does not stop the principle from having its hold on him all the same.

"I would not doubt that has proven true." If Enjolras looks a little tired as he says it, well, with good reason. "I suppose, in the end, that what we must all do instead, is strive to make things as close to our own ideal, as we might, and hope it makes some bit of difference."