--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: There are Turks who don't admit that…" description: "\"There are Turks who don't admit that their ancestors committed genocide. If you look at it though, they seem to be nice people… So why don't they admit..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14e/hrant-dink-243035_ancestor_there-are-turks-who-don-t-admit-that-the_976826.png" --- # There are Turks who don't admit that their ancestors… ![“There are Turks who don't admit that their ancestors committed genocide. If you look at it though, they seem to be nice people… So why don't they admit it? Because they think that genocide is a bad thing which they would never want to commit, and because they can't believe their ancestors would do…” quote by Hrant Dink](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14e/hrant-dink-243035_ancestor_there-are-turks-who-don-t-admit-that-the_976826.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14e/hrant-dink-243035_ancestor_there-are-turks-who-don-t-admit-that-the_976826.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14e/hrant-dink-243035_ancestor_there-are-turks-who-don-t-admit-that-the_976826.png) > “There are Turks who don't admit that their ancestors committed genocide. If you look at it though, they seem to be nice people… So why don't they admit it? Because they think that genocide is a bad thing which they would never want to commit, and because they can't believe their ancestors would do such a thing either.” [Hrant Dink](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hrant-dink/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Denial of ancestral guilt persists despite evidence, reflecting cognitive dissonance and moral avoidance. **In simple terms:** People deny uncomfortable family histories. Key Takeaway Confront historical truth honestly. Themes history denial genocide Mood somber reflective Type Ancestor:1 Bad thing:1 Bad things:1 Being nice:0 Believe:0 Commit:0 Committed:0 Genocide:1 Ifs:0 Israel:0 Looks:0 Nice:0 Nice people:0 People:0 Seems:0 Thinking:0 Want:0 Think Genocide:0 Genocide Bad:0 Committed Genocide:0 Admit Ancestors:0 When to use this quote - education - public discourse - family narratives Key Concepts cognitive dissonance ethics social responsibility Questions to Reflect On - Why do societies deny painful histories? - How can truth be reconciled with identity? ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Admit Ancestors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/admit-ancestors-1913152/) [Ancestor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ancestor/) [Bad thing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-thing/) [Bad things](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-things/) [Being nice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-nice/) [Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/) [Commit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/commit/) [Committed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/committed/) [Committed Genocide](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/committed-genocide-1913151/) [Genocide](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/genocide/) [Genocide Bad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/genocide-bad-1913150/) [Ifs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/) [Israel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/) [Looks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/looks/) [Nice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nice/) [Nice people](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nice-people/) [People](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/) [Seems](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/seems/) [Think Genocide](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-genocide-1913149/) [Thinking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/) [Want](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/) ## Related quotes > [If I went in debt a million dollars every time I committed genocide, I'd be our economy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dr-seuss/if-i-went-in-debt-a-million-dollars-every-time-i-committed-genocide-i/) [Dr. Seuss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dr-seuss/) > [That being nice to people shit is for the birds, cause they ain't nowhere to be found when you need them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/that-being-nice-to-people-shit-is-for-the-birds-cause-they-ain-t/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [People pretend to be nice; people pretend to be smooth and polite and everything, but this is only an appearance because the way we're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-cassel/people-pretend-to-be-nice-people-pretend-to-be-smooth-and-polite-and/) [Vincent Cassel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-cassel/) > [I’ve lived every day to the fullest, and I’ve had a marvelous time. 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