The quote has often been cited, particularly by Armenians, to support the interpretation that Hitler was inspired by the Armenian Genocide to commit atrocities.[8] International law expert Alexis Demirdjian sees the remark as "a depressing reminder of the effects of impunity".[19] The reference is now inscribed on one of the walls of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.[20][21] In 2009 the International Association of Genocide Scholars used the quote in a letter to Barack Obama advocating recognition of the Armenian Genocide.[22]