[ He looks away uncomfortably. He knows he's a difficult person to get along with. Even back then he was known for his sharp tongue and harsh demeanour. That had only worsened after the departure of his only two close friends... ]

I tried to instil such values on occasion. Yet man's perversion would eventually lead to the abuse of power, subjugation, war, and revolution...

[ Although, well, he and his surviving brethren did end up helping such agendas along ultimately. He falls silent for a short while before continuing: ]

...I wonder why peace is so difficult for mortalkind.

[ It's a rhetorical question; Emet-Selch gazes distantly at the rows of crystal concepts. If he hadn't encouraged strife, would lasting peace ever have been possible? Or would it simply be more pointless yearning? ]