It is what I taught you, yes. But like many things I adopted and imposed on the Decepticons, it was wrong. One more misplaced step down the path of the war.

[He doesn't expect Tarn to immediately accept it, but at least he was listening. And perhaps that would be the only thing he would need to do.]

Change can be a frightening thing when you're set in what was taught. But it's never too late for you to learn a new lesson.