"Terribly" is definitely a fair assessment.
> who has ever ruled it better?
Blatant whataboutism.
> instead of conquering them
"I protected them in so many ways, cared for them as if they were my own children. But to this day, is there a single statue of me on Bajor?"
You'll be back, time will tell
You'll remember that I served you well
Oceans rise, empires fall
We have seen each other through it all
And when push comes to shove
I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love!
On an absolute scale, every world power in history and humanity in general has been terrible. Endless injustices and atrocities since the very start.
That’s just not a very useful way to look at things though.