Understatement

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I've finished that chapel I was painting. The Pope is quite satisfied.

Michelangelo

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Topic

Art

Author

Michelangelo

Medium

Letter

Statement Type

Understatement

Language

Italian

Time

1512 1510s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Michelangelo. Letter to his father. Oct. 1512.

The war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan's advantage.

Emperor Hirohito

Part of Emperor Hirohito's broadcast announcing Japan's surrender after the atom bomb had destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

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Topic

The atom bomb Nuclear weapons World War II

Speaker

Emperor Hirohito

Medium

Speech

Statement Type

Understatement

Language

Japanese

Time

1945 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Emperor Hirohito. The Jewel Voice. 15 Aug. 1945, Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan. Broadcast.

It's just a flesh wound.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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Topic

Delusion

Speaker

The Black Knight

Actor

John Cleese

Source

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Statement Type

Understatement

Language

English

Time

1975 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones. Python (Monty) Pictures/Michael White Productions/National Film Trustee Company, 1975.