Top 10 Most Powerful Orators in History

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  • Top 10 Most Powerful Orators in History
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    There have been many famous orators throughout history, but only a few transcend time. Great speakers like Martin Luther King Jr, John F. Kennedy, Winston Churchill and Mahatma Gandhi have given some of the most famous speeches in history, and have cemented themselves as some of the best communicators the world has ever seen. WatchMojo counts down ten of the greatest speakers in history to give you some inspiration for your next public speaking assignment.
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    00:46 #10: Mahatma Gandhi
    01:50 #9: Marcus Tullius Cicero
    02:51 #8: Margaret Thatcher
    04:03 #7: Ronald Reagan
    05:00 #6: Nelson Mandela
    06:18 #5: Franklin D. Roosevelt
    07:17 #4: Adolf Hitler
    08:28 #3, #2 & #1 ????
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  • @WhyBeAStranger
    @WhyBeAStranger 6 років тому +2547

    i feel like hitler isn't number 1 because of how people view him, say what you wish, he was a master orator and managed to grip an entire nation using his words

    • @Skyfall8865
      @Skyfall8865 5 років тому +8

      Number 1 is Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

    • @SpecimenKE
      @SpecimenKE 5 років тому +103

      Some people are even recorded saying Hitler was so gripping they had to support him

    • @BitOfUltraviolence
      @BitOfUltraviolence 5 років тому +101

      They did not even add Mussolini, Castro or Guevara.

    • @timothywong3990
      @timothywong3990 5 років тому +24

      Lelouch is the best orator

    • @talonsclaw9058
      @talonsclaw9058 5 років тому +10

      Yep and you gotta give props to him for bolstering their national pride and economy xD

  • @DinorwicSongwriter
    @DinorwicSongwriter 5 років тому +1145

    Churchill's greatest quote "I may be drunk ma'am, but you're ugly, and in the morning, I'll be sober."

    • @stevewatha
      @stevewatha 4 роки тому +128

      Another quote (to the same Lady (Astor ? not sure)
      She said "If I were your wife, I'd poison your coffee" to which he replied " Madam, if you were my wife, I'd drink it!".

    • @stevewatha
      @stevewatha 4 роки тому +2

      @Shish Kebab HaHa.... My work vehicle IS a former AMBULANCE! 😂

    • @peaceandlovelove447
      @peaceandlovelove447 4 роки тому +1

      Dan Bartz . Hahahahaha classic 👍

    • @fanueldande7304
      @fanueldande7304 4 роки тому +1

      Citizen Tv Live

    • @johnwoods1728
      @johnwoods1728 4 роки тому +3

      An awful Evil man.

  • @ueuedeplatano6931
    @ueuedeplatano6931 3 роки тому +425

    When I was in high school, a language teacher gave us sheets with different speeches written but without the names of who gave it, and told us to choose which one we thought was the best. The whole class chose Hitler's.

    • @_Diaryofwealth
      @_Diaryofwealth 2 роки тому +3

      Lies

    • @henryguillen7277
      @henryguillen7277 2 роки тому +2

      Because it was written in German for the Germans , y’all are Germans .

    • @ueuedeplatano6931
      @ueuedeplatano6931 2 роки тому +31

      @@_Diaryofwealth Why would it be?

    • @AhlulGhadeer
      @AhlulGhadeer 2 роки тому +19

      still i think jesus is number 1, with his speeches he convinced more people that he is god than hitler convinced people that the aryan race is superior. "jesus Christ founded his empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for him.”- Napoleon

    • @ueuedeplatano6931
      @ueuedeplatano6931 2 роки тому +24

      @@AhlulGhadeer It might be, but our teacher didn't gave us a Jesus speech

  • @NikoBellic04
    @NikoBellic04 4 роки тому +698

    Where is Palpatine's speech about the republic being reorganised into the first galactic empire?

    • @user-em4wh5ji3w
      @user-em4wh5ji3w 4 роки тому +15

      Bosse bläckfisk too good to be on here

    • @hirdy161
      @hirdy161 4 роки тому +14

      FOR A SAFE, AND SECURE.... *SOCIETY*

    • @highgrounder
      @highgrounder 4 роки тому +11

      For real though, he was able to persuade others incredibly well, especially with the Tragedy of Darth Plagieus the Wise. (For real but also for the memes)

    • @melancholymelon5316
      @melancholymelon5316 4 роки тому +4

      He is the greatest leader in the galaxy

    • @willmiller753
      @willmiller753 3 роки тому +1

      Or Jar Jar Binks pre war speech

  • @GarrettCroslin
    @GarrettCroslin 4 роки тому +351

    As much as I loathe Hitler, his skills with his words were masterful. Churchill and Hitler both managed to lead entire nations through speeches.

    • @highgrounder
      @highgrounder 4 роки тому +18

      WW2 had some great orators, including Gandhi, FDR, Churchill, and Adolf. Maybe Stalin too

    • @michaelpercival7981
      @michaelpercival7981 3 роки тому +1

      Radio...

    • @GarrettCroslin
      @GarrettCroslin 3 роки тому +1

      @Bruce wayne How was Churchill evil?

    • @GarrettCroslin
      @GarrettCroslin 3 роки тому +6

      @Bruce wayne The Bengali famine was created by the cyclone that hit the region. Not Churchill. While he did say they Indians “bred like rabbits” and therefore couldn’t be helped when it came to food shortages, he still appointed Viceroy Field Marshal Wavell to work on the situation. Wavell had part of the army move supplies to the region. As most historians say, “it was not Churchill’s first thought that he often acted upon. It was his second or third.

    • @GarrettCroslin
      @GarrettCroslin 3 роки тому +1

      @Bruce wayne Oh, wow. A man born in the 1800s believed something almost everyone believed at the time. What a shock. At least he never acted on racist beliefs. Not everything Britain took from India was stolen. For example, the Kohinoor diamond was given to Britain. British control of the region stopped countless wars between the various groups in India. While British control wasn’t exactly a gift from God, it did have perks. Many Indians actually liked being part of the Raj as many of them held high positions in its government. Churchill had to pull food to help troops. He also pulled Indian soldiers to help the war effort. Other parts of India could have helped by rationing food and giving a little to Bengal. It wouldn’t save all Indians, but a good amount. Churchill helped and basically ended the Bengali Famine.

  • @jceepf
    @jceepf 6 років тому +905

    Hitler and Churchill were geniuses of public speech. I speak French and English fluently so it is easier for me to appreciate Churchill`s skills but I remain mesmerized by some of Hitler`s speeches. I would put him 1st or 2nd. In addition, these two guys wrote their own speeches.

    • @riotbreaker3506
      @riotbreaker3506 6 років тому +29

      Great words can create great destruction indeed

    • @freddietransgender4166
      @freddietransgender4166 6 років тому +2

      Dušan Janek proofs?

    • @liam9048
      @liam9048 6 років тому +36

      well he obviously made his own speeches when he rose to fame in his beer hall even before he met goebbels. He also had a charisma which swept away millions.

    • @kleinbittersdorf
      @kleinbittersdorf 5 років тому +2

      Asshole is yourself. Imbecile.

    • @kleinbittersdorf
      @kleinbittersdorf 5 років тому +2

      fuck you

  • @sofiakay5385
    @sofiakay5385 4 роки тому +536

    Hitler is #1 listening to his speeches gives me chills and I dont even understand what he's saying as I dont speak german lol

    • @huyu6006
      @huyu6006 3 роки тому +12

      Sofia Kay lmao ikr and imagine if you could understand him.

    • @Joe-el2wx
      @Joe-el2wx 3 роки тому +23

      @Scott Logan pretty epic, trust me

    • @RifleEyez
      @RifleEyez 3 роки тому +16

      Take one passage from his speech after the invasion of Poland, addressing the UK and France (translation below). ''Wenn heute Herr Daladier zweifelt an dieser Gemeinschaft, oder wenn er glaubt, daß in dieser Gemeinschaft Teile jammern, oder er zitierte meine Heimat und bemitleidete sie - oh, Monsieur Daladier, vielleicht werden Sie meine Ostmärker kennenlernen. Sie werden Ihnen ja die Aufklärung persönlich geben. Sie werden mit diesen Divisionen und Regimenten ja genau so Bekanntschaft machen wie mit den anderen Deutschen. Und Sie werden dann von einem Wahnsinn geheilt werden, nämlich von dem Wahnsinn, zu glauben, daß Ihnen noch deutsche Stämme gegenübertreten. Herr Daladier, Ihnen tritt das deutsche Volk gegenüber!''
      "If today Mr Daladier has doubts about this Community, or if he thinks that parts of this Community are lamenting their lot, or when he is quoting my own homeland - oh, Monsieur Daladier, you shall get to know my men of the Ostmark (Austria). They will clarify things for you personally, you will get to know these divisions and regiments just as you will the other German ones. And you will then be cured of a madness, namely the madness of believing that you are facing the German tribes of old. Mr Daladier, the entire German people are facing you!
      You can see how it motivated people, loses something in English though.

    • @kingsmen1009
      @kingsmen1009 3 роки тому +18

      Imagine the effect if you understand german along with it

    • @royh8907
      @royh8907 3 роки тому +2

      exactly

  • @DubABattery
    @DubABattery 4 роки тому +355

    I swear. everytime there is something or someone i think should be ranked in one are always in #4

    • @owain_glyndwr
      @owain_glyndwr 4 роки тому +7

      Bro Churchill is obviously 1#

    • @garybuck6535
      @garybuck6535 4 роки тому +61

      @@owain_glyndwr no number 1 is adolf

    • @owain_glyndwr
      @owain_glyndwr 4 роки тому +8

      Gary Buck
      The darkest hour speech and curtain over Eastern Europe speech is probably best two speeches ever made in recorded history lol.

    • @catchgenerics8667
      @catchgenerics8667 3 роки тому +3

      Gary Buck - Shut up nazi

    • @ape_man504
      @ape_man504 3 роки тому +1

      Kaiser Wilhelm not even close

  • @mundeniks1
    @mundeniks1 5 років тому +726

    Adolf Hitler must be at top list because he is very mad for oratory.

    • @cirrus1964
      @cirrus1964 5 років тому +3

      I'm much better idiot, and I do not have to murder millions of people to extent my words! Again, idiot!

    • @gilserrano4819
      @gilserrano4819 5 років тому +37

      @@cirrus1964 shut up penis man

    • @fh346
      @fh346 5 років тому +23

      @@gilserrano4819 Thank You!! I WAS going to say it but didn't have the guts. LOL-LOL

    • @marcoAKAjoe
      @marcoAKAjoe 5 років тому +2

      @@fh346 lol

    • @marcoAKAjoe
      @marcoAKAjoe 5 років тому

      @@cirrus1964 very true

  • @jjannat615
    @jjannat615 5 років тому +36

    this video got the meaning of orators wrong! any speaker read from papers cannot be considred "orator" . Orator is a speaker who can speak from his mind and can make an effective speach with even preparation.

  • @TOTCD
    @TOTCD 4 роки тому +591

    Lol at Hitler not being #1...
    Who are we kidding?

    • @eaglesfan226
      @eaglesfan226 4 роки тому +7

      TOTCD Hitler was a madman. He doesn’t deserve his title.

    • @eaglesfan226
      @eaglesfan226 4 роки тому

      Liam C You mean an orator that influenced hate

    • @TOTCD
      @TOTCD 4 роки тому +133

      @@eaglesfan226 "most powerful" orators. Doesn't mean they were "righteous"!

    • @omega0195
      @omega0195 4 роки тому +43

      @@eaglesfan226 you're delusional

    • @eaglesfan226
      @eaglesfan226 4 роки тому

      Omega 01 Am I? Where were you when 22 Hispanics were murder in El Paso?

  • @StoriesofFaith248
    @StoriesofFaith248 3 роки тому +128

    “Victory is not Final, Failure is not Fatal it is the. Courage to Continue that Counts” -Winston Churchill

    • @vilitatibari1285
      @vilitatibari1285 2 роки тому +1

      Call Of Duty

    • @voicemyopinion7885
      @voicemyopinion7885 2 роки тому +1

      "I'LL KICK YOUR ASS, IF YOU DON'T CLEAN YOUR ROOM!" my dad (ad lib)

    • @thebalkanhistorian.3205
      @thebalkanhistorian.3205 2 роки тому +2

      “We used to say Greeks fight like heroes, but now we say heroes fight like Greeks!” - Winston Churchill

  • @durhay
    @durhay 6 років тому +91

    Downfall - Hitler finds out he's #4 on a WatchMojo list

  • @comradejosephstalin8136
    @comradejosephstalin8136 4 роки тому +314

    Why hitler and lenin aren't at the top?
    Oh sorry I forgot this is an american channel

  • @jeffoppenheimer3907
    @jeffoppenheimer3907 4 роки тому +79

    Absurd that Lincoln get honorable mention. The Gettysburg Address... the Second Inaugural, A House Divided.

    • @alexanderfarah
      @alexanderfarah 4 роки тому +6

      I'm assuming it's hard to give credit when we don't have video or audio of his speeches. Cicero was the exception in this list I think because it says a lot that he's still so highly regarded two thousand years later.

    • @highgrounder
      @highgrounder 4 роки тому +1

      I know, but this is only the top 10. Had it been top 15 or so, it would be outrageous to exclude him.

    • @tomsinsky5548
      @tomsinsky5548 4 роки тому +6

      @Jeepman89 - - Powerful doesn't require one to sound like FDR or JFK. Lincoln talked his way into the White House with a new political party, won the Civil War, and ended slavery. Eloquence is more important than volume. I'd argue that Barack Obama is a better orator than Jesse Jackson because his words were even better.

  • @martocasp
    @martocasp 2 роки тому

    Great video 💕 thank you

  • @omega0195
    @omega0195 7 років тому +403

    Anyone who has seen hitler's speeches, knows that he should be at number 1!

    • @rbnsrkr
      @rbnsrkr 6 років тому +1

      David Landeros ə

    • @devlinnunez4588
      @devlinnunez4588 6 років тому +6

      Mate, I heard them first hand!

    • @pesmobilefans9415
      @pesmobilefans9415 6 років тому +4

      David Landeros True!!

    • @keshavkrishnan3607
      @keshavkrishnan3607 6 років тому +38

      Jim Jim he was aggressive. But he had a flow and rhythm as well which maximised impact. MLK and hitler spoke for different things so they spoke differently. MLK promotes compassion while Hilter promoted anger. If you knew the German and listened closely, you’d find the piercing sounds and bellows of hitlers speeches actually make them sound like an anthem, which was fucking atmospheric and hypnotising.

    • @Alex2011410136
      @Alex2011410136 6 років тому +1

      Oh m8, come on. There's no speech more inspiring than Churchill's "we will fight".

  • @jamesburgess2k
    @jamesburgess2k 7 років тому +595

    I wonder how many of these people didn't write their speeches down. Like who were the ones who went on the stage and just spoke off the top? That's unappreciated talent

    • @neocitran9996
      @neocitran9996 6 років тому +87

      James Burgess None of them did. It’s a ridiculous thing to do. It’s not a talent, it’s being unprepared. Your speech will lack focus and direction while risking communicating something inaccurate or unintended.

    • @theguitarprogresschannel1907
      @theguitarprogresschannel1907 6 років тому +93

      Hitler. Not always, but some of his speeches were off the top. he would just get on the stage and rant.

    • @theguitarprogresschannel1907
      @theguitarprogresschannel1907 6 років тому +15

      Torture Room yeah, now that I think about it, 🤔 he was always looking into the crowd, waving his arms around, and yelling.

    • @TheDavidlloydjones
      @TheDavidlloydjones 6 років тому +22

      Git,
      You're half right. Like any other powerful speaker, he would react to the mood of the crowd, which meant that there was always an element of originality to any speech. It astonished me, however, to find that his poses and his phrases were assiduously studied. The biography of "his" photographer -- who has their own photographer? -- talls us that ever degree and tremor of every fist-shake was rehearsed. His hip sways and turnings were practiced in front of mirrors and studied on celluloid before they were spent on the masses.

    • @jasonhatt4295
      @jasonhatt4295 6 років тому +7

      Yeah, I respect people more when they aren't constantly looking down at what they're saying.

  • @gonzo1483
    @gonzo1483 3 роки тому +20

    Lady Nancy Astor: Winston, if you were my husband, I'd poison your tea.
    Churchill: If I were your husband, I'd drink it.

  • @rizkiramadhana6681
    @rizkiramadhana6681 3 роки тому

    very nice list

  • @aure9495
    @aure9495 5 років тому +597

    So 8 out the 10 most powerful orators in History are english speakers ? Weird how such coincidence happen, isn't it ?

    • @alfymiami
      @alfymiami 5 років тому +95

      Because most of these "top 10" lists are made by the same group of people, most likely in California. Same voices, same tone, same style.

    • @GrandMasterKai
      @GrandMasterKai 5 років тому +35

      " Weird how such coincidence happen," not really English has ruled the world since of great power and looting countries to use resources that wouldn't have been used if we hadn't

    • @piacentini
      @piacentini 5 років тому +2

      UNTRUE

    • @mohdhr1478
      @mohdhr1478 5 років тому +23

      @@GrandMasterKai That doesn't prove they have the greatest orators there were. There are many much better orators of other countries and other eras. Its easy to see they did not do enough research going this. Lazy work

    • @GrandMasterKai
      @GrandMasterKai 5 років тому +5

      Mohamed Hussain Rasheed if your thinking mohammad was good... He wasn't he was a shit talking pedophile that married a six year old that is a fact and sick... And yes only English ones that have made a difference within the world and some Egyptians ones... Don't get pissy as the middle east hasn't done much

  • @James-tu4er
    @James-tu4er 7 років тому +136

    "Forgive your enemies, but remember their names."

  • @AleFede
    @AleFede 3 роки тому +27

    You forgot Benito Mussolini, he was a great orator....

  • @mohamedbinelias8045
    @mohamedbinelias8045 3 роки тому

    thank you very much

  • @Hemimike426
    @Hemimike426 7 років тому +34

    Fun facts, Churchill memorised all his speeches, the times he had notes, he rarely used them.
    He often spoke after a decent amount of alcohol had been ingested during the day
    He was notably known for his sarcasm and humour
    Even past 70 years, he gave some speeches past 30 minutes long.

  • @shuvari7707
    @shuvari7707 6 років тому +33

    Top 5 revised:
    5: Luther King
    4: Roosevelt
    3: Kennedy
    2: Churchill
    1: Hitler

  • @deepalib3096
    @deepalib3096 3 роки тому

    SO nice to know!

  • @jurivlk5433
    @jurivlk5433 4 роки тому +101

    This ranking is very anglophile. They forgot one of the best orators: Fidel Castro, who used to talk 6 hours or more.

    • @Wateringman
      @Wateringman 3 роки тому +5

      He had a captive audience. You had to be there, even against your will.

    • @jurivlk5433
      @jurivlk5433 3 роки тому +3

      @@Wateringman Nevertheless, Castro knew how to talk!

    • @omega0195
      @omega0195 3 роки тому +5

      @@jurivlk5433 your comment is the joke of the century

    • @krukrok5218
      @krukrok5218 3 роки тому +2

      LMAO nice joke mate! Next!

    • @madgeordie4469
      @madgeordie4469 3 роки тому +2

      Yes, but he spoke six hours of utter bollocks!

  • @coolgy67
    @coolgy67 7 років тому +110

    Where's Jeb Bush?
    "Please clap"

    • @robloxforever4448
      @robloxforever4448 6 років тому +2

      lol

    • @MUFFINHEAD1985
      @MUFFINHEAD1985 6 років тому +3

      Collecting ceramic turtles

    • @woxyroxme
      @woxyroxme 5 років тому +1

      I just spit PBR all over my phone!!!

    • @tomsinsky5548
      @tomsinsky5548 4 роки тому

      Good one! I'm not a Trump fan, but one of only two times he made me laugh was when Jeb was passionately defending his mom, Barbara, in a debate and Trump responded, "Maybe she should run." (The other time he made me laugh was when he was asked if he drank alcohol and he responded, "Could you imagine me drunk?"!)

  • @causallyposh
    @causallyposh 5 років тому +23

    "we shall fight on the beaches"-winston churchill

    • @omega0195
      @omega0195 4 роки тому +6

      "I shall be a drunk alcoholic and smoker and be fat until I die" - Winston Churchill

  • @DubABattery
    @DubABattery 4 роки тому +29

    12:04 Churchill looks like he would be a Dictator with that suit on

  • @rudyreinhard9991
    @rudyreinhard9991 4 роки тому +173

    Top 10 Most Powerful Orators in "American" History

    • @BGRuthless
      @BGRuthless 3 роки тому +22

      Yeah, definitely. That famous American orator Marcus Tullius Cicero. He's on Mount Rushmore right? Or is he the guy that wrote the Declaration of Independence?

    • @catchgenerics8667
      @catchgenerics8667 3 роки тому

      BGRuthless haha exactly

    • @M.O.D
      @M.O.D 3 роки тому +7

      @@BGRuthless I don't think he means it in that sense. I believe the point he's trying to make is that the channel is a bit biased shall I say in terms of the placement of American (and allies) orators in comparison to others (maybe for political correctness?).

    • @theresasnakeinmyhiney994
      @theresasnakeinmyhiney994 3 роки тому +12

      Less than half the list consist of Americans you stupid fuck.

    • @sghflnjdgftrebv4005
      @sghflnjdgftrebv4005 3 роки тому

      “western”

  • @dominic4981
    @dominic4981 7 років тому +20

    Vladimir lenin definitely deserves to be on this list for october revolution and other speeches

  • @nwaokorodeborah5144
    @nwaokorodeborah5144 5 років тому +14

    Martin Luther king Jr's speech still viable.... even through time till now.... still holds power... to me it's d greatest

    • @tomsinsky5548
      @tomsinsky5548 4 роки тому

      He was also one of America's greatest writers--see his "Letter From Birmingham Jail."

  • @paitoonkhemapanon9692
    @paitoonkhemapanon9692 5 років тому

    Thanks awesome

  • @jacksonamaral329
    @jacksonamaral329 5 років тому

    Cool this list.

  • @elikeel7139
    @elikeel7139 6 років тому +64

    I am disappointed Sir Tom Oswald Mosley was not on this.

    • @winstonchurchill137
      @winstonchurchill137 4 роки тому

      Danny Wolf there is something so eloquent and appealing about his speeches that seems to be lacking in British politics today. I’m no supporter of the British union of Fascists but you can see why Mosley appealed to a certain part of the British public in Pre-war Britain.

  • @erster7892
    @erster7892 6 років тому +261

    Wait, where is Joseph Goebbels?

    • @Sheep-ni5re
      @Sheep-ni5re 6 років тому +10

      Goebbels was probably never going to be on the list, after all Mussolini didn't make it nor any communist at all.

    • @chriscarter3027
      @chriscarter3027 6 років тому +4

      Erster Goebbels was Hitler ' s lead Minister of Propoganda with only one really impactful speech which fell before th night of the broken glass or Kristallnacht.

    • @wolverineeagle
      @wolverineeagle 6 років тому +3

      Chris Carter Actually, his greatest speech is his “Total War” speech at the Sportpalast on Feb 18, 1943z

    • @_DD_15
      @_DD_15 6 років тому +1

      I was gonna post the same thing until i saw your comment. Wtf is this video

    • @dainaviskis
      @dainaviskis 6 років тому

      I wanted comment same:D

  • @altairya40
    @altairya40 4 роки тому +11

    First of all hitler is a way above everyone in the list
    Second of all it is mostly mentioned english speakers while there are many other talented orators in other languages like for example : Fidel castro of Cuba,boumedien of algeria, de gaule of france... Etc

  • @bobapbob5812
    @bobapbob5812 4 роки тому +7

    My wife was on the crew of the movie Inside the Third Reich. Derek Jacobi played Hitler and studied his movements and speech. She told me that after the scene where Hitler addresses the students in Munich, the entire set became silent so well had Jacobi copied Hitler.

  • @adambowman8543
    @adambowman8543 5 років тому +11

    Patrick Henry, George Washington described him as the heart of the American Revolution. He was known as the best orator of his generation.

  • @kaljic1
    @kaljic1 5 років тому +46

    Where's Malcolm X? Hardly an honorable mention.

    • @afroempiretv
      @afroempiretv 4 роки тому +7

      tell me about it. America never honor Malcolm X

    • @tomsinsky5548
      @tomsinsky5548 4 роки тому +4

      ​@@afroempiretv His autobiography was assigned in some of the high school English classes I taught. It's an exciting & excellent book.

    • @russellcampbell9198
      @russellcampbell9198 4 роки тому

      My greatest by far.

    • @cengmokogilbert9378
      @cengmokogilbert9378 3 роки тому

      He deserves a place... probably no one..

    • @mtgisahero
      @mtgisahero 3 роки тому

      Completely agree I don’t see how he’s not in the top 5 also it’s puzzling to me Farrakhan wasn’t even mentioned.

  • @daveicc495
    @daveicc495 4 роки тому +49

    Vladimir Ilyich Lenin must be on the list

    • @omega0195
      @omega0195 4 роки тому

      Oh the guy that killed millions of Russians during and after the revolution?

    • @lenapaschoal1593
      @lenapaschoal1593 4 роки тому +5

      Omega 01 you’re talking about Stalin, do some studying

    • @jere2797
      @jere2797 3 роки тому +2

      SHUT UP YOU COMMIE

    • @beserker9890
      @beserker9890 3 роки тому +2

      JeremiahPlayz We are talking about how good their speeches and how well they could speak not about politics shut the fuck up and go somewhere else Mcarthy.

    • @amitmukherjee3909
      @amitmukherjee3909 3 роки тому

      @@omega0195 Even Hitler and Churchill were the same I hate them

  • @someonefamous8671
    @someonefamous8671 3 роки тому +4

    #4 gives me chills with the recent "official" in office and his followers having similar fervor.

  • @ineffablemars
    @ineffablemars 6 років тому +134

    Where is Oswald Mosley?? Goebbels?!?!

    • @Locoinmysleep
      @Locoinmysleep 5 років тому +18

      Man those men were like weapons using their words. Best orators in my opinion

    • @IndustrialMilitia
      @IndustrialMilitia 5 років тому +6

      Most people don't know who Sir Oswald Mosley is.

    • @akashchaubey7330
      @akashchaubey7330 5 років тому

      @@Locoinmysleep their is difference between warrior or....

    • @cirrus1964
      @cirrus1964 5 років тому

      Lat's keep it that way!

    • @Blackdeathgaming-yv1kk
      @Blackdeathgaming-yv1kk 5 років тому +1

      Yeah I was looking for mosley ua-cam.com/play/PLR14vQGo56RtEnkFRWqu6-xcniE9jH617.html
      Goebbels is also a great speaker. I especially like his total war speech. ua-cam.com/video/2HZNpKPbzLA/v-deo.html
      ua-cam.com/video/H-b9YSKfPMY/v-deo.html

  • @OakHillSoulman
    @OakHillSoulman 4 роки тому +12

    What about Billy Graham? Regardless of whether you are a Christian or not, his preaching was incredibly powerful for millions of people over many, many years.

  • @deepalib3096
    @deepalib3096 3 роки тому +2

    Such powerful orators!

  • @Sameoldfitup
    @Sameoldfitup 3 роки тому +13

    “Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.” Francis Bacon.

  • @eaglesfan226
    @eaglesfan226 4 роки тому +50

    “Some people's idea of free speech is that they are free to say what they like, but if anyone says anything back, that is an outrage” - Winston Churchill

    • @eaglesfan226
      @eaglesfan226 4 роки тому

      Liam C Germany is out of the question

    • @rattis
      @rattis 3 роки тому

      @L C Of course he "terrorized" Germany, they tried to conquer the world lol.

    • @bigsherman1
      @bigsherman1 3 роки тому

      And I suppose Winston illegally invaded Germany?

    • @eaglesfan226
      @eaglesfan226 3 роки тому

      @@bigsherman1 Don’t you remember the Battle of Britain? Hitler started this war!

    • @astukokiotili5496
      @astukokiotili5496 3 роки тому +1

      @L C
      How the fuck did he terrorize Germany? Do you know how the ww2 started?

  • @depaola63
    @depaola63 5 років тому +36

    I am now 55 and President Reagan was a HUGE part of why The 80's were all the way LIVE !!

  • @sounakdas8969
    @sounakdas8969 3 роки тому +7

    Both Sir Winston and Herr Hitler deserve the top spot. They both had a flair for using classical rhetorical devices. Two of history's greatest orators - one employed words to spread terror and tyranny; the other to liberate mankind from the clutches of tyranny.

  • @luiswilliams360
    @luiswilliams360 5 років тому +3

    I only watched this a few minutes ago but I am amazed that there weren't more English or Indo-European speakers throughout.

  • @davidlloyd8374
    @davidlloyd8374 6 років тому +8

    Winston Churchill a great orator, motivator a true master of the English language right time, right hour ..."Never in the field of human words was so much owed by so many to one person".

    • @citygeorge
      @citygeorge Рік тому

      You certainly are far from being a master of English punctuation.

  • @elliotfrennstedt2057
    @elliotfrennstedt2057 6 років тому +3

    I know that there is not a lot of footage for the speeches of Vladimir Lenin, but I still think that he deserves a spot on this list. If you watch some of the videos of him speaking you instantly notice both his body language, the words he chose and the way in which he delivered them. After all, he was a main contributor when it came to raising the Russian people into revolution.

  • @mikeuchiha5972
    @mikeuchiha5972 4 роки тому +16

    Best speech ever: remaining Jedi will be hunted down and defeated

  • @noahfym4439
    @noahfym4439 3 роки тому +11

    Malcolm x should have definitely been on the list if it’s purely about public speaking skills.

  • @forasquem
    @forasquem 7 років тому +80

    Castro is not in this ? Really ? The dude was basicly know for his speech.

    • @marlonmusss7152
      @marlonmusss7152 7 років тому

      forasquem true

    • @AndreasEvgenikos
      @AndreasEvgenikos 7 років тому +1

      forasquem and smoking and oppression

    • @samml3601
      @samml3601 7 років тому +1

      forasquem depends on perspective, there is not a single truth, could be "opressors" liders but unless they are not hidding behind democracy while they're killing people around the world (americans).

    • @lunaticfade4044
      @lunaticfade4044 7 років тому +11

      Yeah, they put Reagan and Thatcher on there, but ignored the Reds, Castro, Trotsky, Lenin.......the Hell Mojo? Cram some withered old elitist down our throats and ignore the left?

  • @1999glock
    @1999glock 6 років тому +3

    General Mac Arthur should be on this list. His "Old Soldiers" speech to congress in 1951 after his firing by President Truman was epic and brilliantly delivered.

    • @manicfallout22
      @manicfallout22 6 років тому +1

      phil lamonica Truman should have fired him sooner

    • @1999glock
      @1999glock 6 років тому

      On the grounds that General Mac Arthur repeatedly usurped and undermined the authority of the Commander in Chief, I agree. That having been said, not only was his speech brilliant as I stated, he was the greatest military leader in American history.

    • @michaelheery7427
      @michaelheery7427 5 років тому

      THOMAS SONKARA.

  • @walker68175
    @walker68175 3 роки тому +8

    I'm pissed off that Palpatine is not on this list, with him announcing the founding of the First Galactic Empire.

  • @Harrison5ived
    @Harrison5ived 5 років тому +52

    Jesus of Nazareth?
    Gaius Julius Caesar?
    Caesar Augustus?
    Alcibiades?
    Girolamo Savonarola?
    And frankly, if you're looking for people actually caught on tape/film, Malcolm X is one of the most electrifying orators you will ever hear

    • @mr100x3
      @mr100x3 5 років тому

      Harrison Fived so is James Baldwin

    • @OlafJorigson
      @OlafJorigson 4 роки тому +5

      @Rob Roy There is scientific proof, that Jesus did exist. Sure we can't tell, that he is the person described in the bible, but a person at the time and place with the name did exist.

    • @doc_1116
      @doc_1116 4 роки тому +1

      Well if Jesus really existed... Doubts

    • @giovanniledezma2202
      @giovanniledezma2202 4 роки тому +2

      Doc _11 well Jesus did exist to two other religions he was a prophet and teacher and even the Romans had documents about a Jew called Jesus of Nazareth. Even if you don’t believe in God you can’t doubt historically he didn’t exist

    • @annefranciselizabeth3840
      @annefranciselizabeth3840 3 роки тому +3

      @@doc_1116 Are you nuts? Jesus is the most documented figure from the history of his time.

  • @crashin0sam
    @crashin0sam 7 років тому +119

    So most powerful orators (preference given to English speakers?). Look beyond USA and cliches for your lists Watchmojo.

    • @themightycongueror8383
      @themightycongueror8383 7 років тому +14

      Donny Sobchak You say, yet Winston Churchill, a British PM was Number 1, and so was Margaret Thatcher, who is also British, oh and let's not forget Nelson Mandela, South African, and Adolf Hitler, German. Plus several Non-Americans in honorable mentions. So you can suck it.

    • @MrKa_Rate
      @MrKa_Rate 7 років тому +2

      Donny Sobchak Look at the video about military ships. I think it is biased.

    • @reyrivera119
      @reyrivera119 6 років тому +1

      Watchmojo is a Canadian company. Why would they be biased and incline towards American orators?

    • @meikhochakre3309
      @meikhochakre3309 6 років тому +1

      Rey Rivera They've post more videos about US than Canada

    • @bodypolitic4877
      @bodypolitic4877 6 років тому +1

      Ghandi and Nelson Mandela and Hitler are about the farthest thing from American. As to why English is so dominant, it's because they are really pulling from recorded speakers and between England and the US they have without question culturally dominated the globe in the last 150 years

  • @nudratjahan800
    @nudratjahan800 5 років тому +225

    Go find Swami Vivekananda's speech.

  • @deanpd3402
    @deanpd3402 5 років тому +9

    JFK's best speech was his speech to the media in April 1961...by a long way.

  • @swertooo
    @swertooo 3 роки тому +9

    seems like the best speakers existed in a time before teleprompters.

  • @spacejustspace
    @spacejustspace 7 років тому +49

    Naziism would have been a minor movement without Hitler's power at the microphone, so he should have been #1. And if people object to putting such a criminal at #1, I would point to the important lesson that this teaches: distrust great oratory. And on this subject, Leon Trotsky was a legendary speechmaker, which played an important role in the founding and success of the Red Army during the Civil War (1918-1920). He should have been high on this list.

    • @Made_In_Heavenn
      @Made_In_Heavenn 3 роки тому +2

      He is one of the cause of cannibalism in europe, when a peasant asl help from trotsky he says "You are starving? This is not famine yet, when your woman starting eating their children then you may come and say we are starving" . A words of him, disgusting and not even legendary to say.

  • @tobbefloodan1540
    @tobbefloodan1540 7 років тому +8

    The one i miss the most on this list is Demosthenes. Already during the ancient times he was seen as the foremost of all orators and his contribution to rhetoric is almost unmatched. Even Cicero admired his speeches and much of what i you learn in school about rhetoric is from him. And his speeches have survived to our days.

  • @kasumbaabdurahman1889
    @kasumbaabdurahman1889 Рік тому

    Haaaa.... Boy, the Luther Kingly tone and strategic presentation of his lines of passionate activism of non violence just wound it all....
    Never can u get ever satiated by the civil rights orator's iconic appeals to peace, justice and equality in the best of the distinguished marvelous and spectacular vibe that will always leave and stay to appeal to the consciousness of those men and women of reason and good will allover the world

  • @70msubscriberswith6videosc2
    @70msubscriberswith6videosc2 5 років тому

    Make a video on the ten best/most powerful orators in 2019.

  • @christopherthorkon3997
    @christopherthorkon3997 6 років тому +49

    It would have been better to leave out Cicero and then make the list the greatest orators of the 20th Century. The reason I say this is because to include all times would be considering all people of all nations. For example, at least one or two of the Chinese Emperors should be on your list, as well as some Christian and Catholic preachers from the last two thousand years. Instead, you made a list that, with one notable exception, is pretty much limited to the 20th Century. So it really is a list of the most impressive or greatest orators of the 20th Century.

    • @LitCircle
      @LitCircle 6 років тому

      demosthenescomes to mind. He wasn't around during a recent big war but he was a great speaker.

    • @benjaminmrsa6024
      @benjaminmrsa6024 6 років тому +4

      But at least they filled half the list with 'muricans

  • @Hashirazdhj
    @Hashirazdhj 7 років тому +23

    Arsene Wenger should be number one

    • @YukiteruRJ
      @YukiteruRJ 7 років тому +2

      lmao

    • @arb9010
      @arb9010 7 років тому +4

      Top 4:
      1. Hitler
      2. Cicero
      3. JFK
      4. Arsenal

    • @7ArchEnemy7
      @7ArchEnemy7 6 років тому

      Khalid Al Haha, I actually laughed out loud 😂

  • @hannahlowe794
    @hannahlowe794 4 роки тому +3

    The power of the spoken word cannot be underestimated.

  • @DuerstTheWuerst
    @DuerstTheWuerst 5 років тому +2

    I remember being an edgy boy in college and making the MLK/Hitler comparison in terms of the skillful orator/charismatic leader thing. I don't know if anyone was offended/shocked, or if they were too young, apathetic, and dumb to hear or understand what I was saying, lol. Everyone's eyes were kinda perpetually glazed over at the community college.

  • @Crims0ny
    @Crims0ny 7 років тому +3

    ww2 oddly was the most amazing moment in history even with all the bloodshed. So many amazing leaders rallying their countries to be on top.

  • @hervinchung3675
    @hervinchung3675 5 років тому +8

    A lady I knew who was one of the finest intellect/scholar and United Nations Under Secretary told a fellow diplomat that Fidel Castro had the most disciplined mind of any human of whom she was aware. She heard him speak for 3 1/2 hours. He never repeated himself once, never consulted a note, and every sentence was a new idea. Fidel did not need speech writers like Kennedy and the mentioned Americans with the exception of Abraham Lincoln. Fidel’s “History Will Absolve Me” and his 1979 UN address on behalf of the Non Aligned Movement are but two of the many immortal speeches that adorned his illustrious life. I heard Fidel speak live on several occasions and I have read and watched on public media some of those American “greatest orators” of history. Not one can match him. With such a self righteous culture is it any wonder that Donald Trump is already claiming to be the most successful US president ever.

  • @pimperneldog
    @pimperneldog 5 років тому +9

    I'm surprised Kennedy is placed above Roosevelt. JFK used clever and familiar tools in his speeches, such as the rule of three. But for sheer power, tone and oratory, I really think FDR is so much better. FDR doesn't constantly refer to his notes and, as such, has a more direct and lasting communication with his audience; his voice has more gravitas, and speeches such as 'fear nothing but fear itself' and the declaration of war on Japan must rank as among the most enduring of time. That said, Churchill was the great and consistent genius.

    • @alfredfreedomjones5105
      @alfredfreedomjones5105 6 місяців тому

      “We choose to go to the moon” and human landing on the moon is far more historical than the declaration of war on Japan

  • @manishthakre4520
    @manishthakre4520 3 роки тому +2

    Would love to see Pt. Atal Bihari in the list.. Rest list is superb.. Keep on posting such knowledgeable material.. Keep on Inspiring.. God Bless 🤘👌

  • @viceroy2214
    @viceroy2214 7 років тому +9

    Where is Darth Vader?

  • @imicca
    @imicca 5 років тому +6

    0:41 why aren't you on WSJ article for showing Hilter speech?

    • @eaglesfan226
      @eaglesfan226 4 роки тому

      imicca How would you like a lil game of Wack-a-Nazi

  • @nathancrapo9788
    @nathancrapo9788 4 роки тому +1

    "The country might not have always agreed with his policies" President Reagan's '84 campaign want a question of if he'd get reelected, but if Mondale could win a state

  • @willm678
    @willm678 5 місяців тому +1

    JFKs words were always so impactful. His “we choose to go to the moon” speech is one of the most inspiring speeches of all time.

  • @vamshish
    @vamshish 6 років тому +70

    A poorly researched vedio
    MAHATMA GANDHI was involved in the freedom struggle of two countries and was an inspiration to both Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King Jr.

    • @anonymous9656
      @anonymous9656 6 років тому +4

      yes, but it wasn't his speeches that were inspirational as much as it was his actions. but honestly can we really say he deserves all the praise he received? independence wasn't achieved because of him, despite what many people seem to believe.

    • @ibyghee
      @ibyghee 6 років тому +1

      doommajor ye true, independence was going to happen anyway. Britain gave independence to all its countries and so did france.

    • @anonymous9656
      @anonymous9656 6 років тому +9

      Iby ghee exactly. In fact, if not for WW2, Gandhi's methods would have done nothing except get thousands of Indians killed. Hell it's because of his lack of strength that Nehru, and by extension the INC, became such softies unable to make the hard decisions. This weakness has cost India so much in the long run in the form of Kashmir, the separation of India into India and Pakistan, India's loss to China in 1962, etc. I am honestly disgusted by the amount of misinformation spread in India.

    • @deliztube
      @deliztube 5 років тому

      Desperate Indians always looking to latch onto someone else's success as theirs

    • @abhisheknanda181
      @abhisheknanda181 5 років тому

      vamshish shubhas Chandra Bose was better orator then Gandhi.

  • @1504Shawn
    @1504Shawn 7 років тому +178

    Jesus should be Number 1

    • @1504Shawn
      @1504Shawn 7 років тому +25

      Robert M. Dunn If you think that Jesus is fiction, i'm sorry for you bro. Jesus of Nazareth existed. I'm not saying he is the Christ, but the historical Jesus existed

    • @TheRustydred
      @TheRustydred 7 років тому +15

      1504Shawn Real people only.

    • @1504Shawn
      @1504Shawn 7 років тому +3

      Robert M. Dunn There is, you're just blind or stupid to search for it.
      There are many Archeological evidences and historical documents proving his existence. Actually, there are more proves about Jesus than Socrates, but i think you know that Socrates existed right, you don't need to believe, because there are historical proves. The same goes for Jesus

    • @BlazinLionz
      @BlazinLionz 7 років тому +6

      No serious or credible historian questions his existence only if he was Christ or not

    • @profverstrooid9401
      @profverstrooid9401 7 років тому +3

      I am not religious. But it is almost certain Jesus did exist. He just happened to be so inspirational that people believed in him to be a deity and his people produced all of the qualities we know of him today.

  • @rafaelromero6306
    @rafaelromero6306 4 роки тому +1

    Saul of Tarsus should make the list. I'd go so far as to put him as contender for #1.

  • @martinmwaisakenyi4888
    @martinmwaisakenyi4888 5 років тому

    He CONQUERED fear through dedicated practice... For me that's significant,,, the only thing we need to fear is the FEAR itself

  • @FrostedFlakes30
    @FrostedFlakes30 7 років тому +37

    Hitler should be #1 or JFK. Putting Winston Churchill as #1 would be like putting Stevie Wonder as #1 for Top Ten Journalists

    • @alexevans3520
      @alexevans3520 7 років тому +7

      Josh Turner are you an idiot ??

    • @georgejoseph2656
      @georgejoseph2656 5 років тому

      JFK was marvelous. Charismatic, energetic and most handsome ever President/head of Nation across the UNIVERSE. Sir, while staying on the subject, I invite you, to watch my video - Homage to Pandit Nehru by p g joseph - in UA-cam. Thank you. Please mark your like/dislike/comment on my video.

  • @Jollop772
    @Jollop772 7 років тому +14

    No mention of Lenin or Trotsky?

  • @el_bizcocho6916
    @el_bizcocho6916 4 роки тому

    Words are so powerfull that can start and end wars

  • @mattiascaccia7687
    @mattiascaccia7687 3 роки тому +6

    Extremely sad. You ignored many ancient orators for American and generally speaking modern activists.

  • @user-kc9ld4bc8r
    @user-kc9ld4bc8r 5 років тому +3

    Martin Luther King said like sang the chorus of song))

  • @Bahador.B
    @Bahador.B 7 років тому +8

    Mel Gibson in Braveheart :D

    • @James-tu4er
      @James-tu4er 7 років тому +2

      SuperSaiyanBlast "AYE, I SHOOT LIGHTNING BOLTS FROM MY ASS"

    • @carolusrex3910
      @carolusrex3910 6 років тому

      SuperSaiyanBlast lol

    • @kenveit206
      @kenveit206 5 років тому

      SuperSaiyanBlast
      How could you leave Douglas MAC Arthur off? Someone said that even if he asked someone to pass the peas at dinner, it sounded like the voice of God commanding you.

  • @tracezachdaniels4264
    @tracezachdaniels4264 5 років тому

    SO SHWEEEETTT...much love Tee with LIONS NAMED LEO.[the music worldwide}
    ....so fun...

  • @dyer2cycle
    @dyer2cycle 3 роки тому +7

    ..Mussolini should have had an honorable mention..I think he influenced others' orating style, as well...

  • @FreddyYUL
    @FreddyYUL 7 років тому +3

    The talent of being a most powerful orators in history seems to belong to: either people who try to do good (Ghandi, Mandela and Martin Luther King Jr) or to the worst of the worst (Thatcher, Reagan, Roosevelt, Hitler and Churchill)

  • @adisadhastiano5133
    @adisadhastiano5133 5 років тому +7

    We shall never surrenderr!

    • @-Sezmaloin-
      @-Sezmaloin- 5 років тому

      France: we will always surrender
      1940
      Germany invades
      France: merde! I SURRENDER!

  • @darthludicrous99
    @darthludicrous99 4 роки тому +16

    Mahatma Gandhi was not the best orator, his speeches were quite ordinary, he was more a man of action than words.
    The real orator during the Indian National Struggle was Jawaharlal Nehru. Speeches like the trust with destiny shook the world and inspired Indians all over the country. It’s no surprise that he was our prime minister for three terms. He was just so charismatic.

    • @gammersunity4117
      @gammersunity4117 2 роки тому +1

      Subash Chandra Bose is much better than all others

    • @DEBASISHDAS-sj7pr
      @DEBASISHDAS-sj7pr 2 роки тому

      @@gammersunity4117 they all were good

    • @MrPrince750
      @MrPrince750 2 роки тому +1

      Gandhiji in his early years was fierce and hot. Slowly he has softened to appeal to all peaceful Indians.

  • @johncasey9530
    @johncasey9530 4 роки тому

    Loved the choices.. Maybe Jimmy Stewart, Richard Nixon or Jimmy Hoffa.

  • @Journeyman-Fixit
    @Journeyman-Fixit 3 роки тому +8

    RIP John F Kennedy (Purple Heart US Navy WWII).

  • @bradg1436
    @bradg1436 5 років тому +88

    Gaius Julius Caesar. He went from being a war general to having convinced a nation he was a god!

    • @meezanlmt
      @meezanlmt 5 років тому

      Not everyone believed him in fact many thought he turned crazy.

    • @bradg1436
      @bradg1436 5 років тому +11

      @@meezanlmt He established a dynasty that lasted 440 odd years (1500 yrs if you include the Eastern Roman Empire). It doesn't hold up to what the Pharaohs achieved but we measure leaders by the longevity of their achievements. The Roman rule of law, farming, irrigation, coinage, even government still influences today's society. Much of it is owed to Julius Caesar.

    • @meezanlmt
      @meezanlmt 5 років тому +1

      @@bradg1436 not denying any of that. Just found funny that you used the God complex example.

    • @Fidilisfool
      @Fidilisfool 5 років тому +1

      by that logic what about alexander

    • @gwalchgwynwlisc1706
      @gwalchgwynwlisc1706 5 років тому

      Most of the Senate hated Julius Caesar

  • @chrisnemo6177
    @chrisnemo6177 4 роки тому +1

    Came to listen to some speeches. Left when I heard a narrator explain the backstory.

  • @bruceschmidt2500
    @bruceschmidt2500 4 роки тому

    At 12:38 you say Churchill made the speech in 1995. This is a typo perhaps meant to be 1895 as Churchill does in 1965.