We Have Acted Shamefully

The source of my childhood IM name "Ashamnu", for those readers who understand and/or care.

p.s. Any significance to the choice? I will leave that as a literary question.

p.p.s. Any significance to putting the comma outside the quotes? Yes, I know the conventional method is "comma inside," but that's downright barbarous. Offensive to the logical mind! Please join me in this crusade.