The World's 100 Greatest Speeches

by Terry O'Brien

Motivational, passionate and persuasive, this is a compilation of the world’s 100 greatest speeches by some of the most significant people in history who have played an important role in shaping the world as we know it now. These speeches−by kings and queens, presidents and prime ministers, freedom fighters and political leaders, dictators and writers−have made a mark in world history. These speeches not only give us an insight into the past, but also inspire us with their demands for equality, cries of freedom, a call to arms, rooting for the cause of the individual or the nation.Learn from the inspirational words of King Charles, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Adolf Hitler, Mohandas K. Gandhi, George Washington, Rabindranath Tagore, Anne Besant, Theodore Roosevelt and Subhas Chandra Bose, among many others.

Genres: History

547 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 1, 2016

Reviews

[Raunak Gupta · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read 1 speech daily, finished in 100 days


- A casual read, you can read it anywhere, anytime.
- Reminisced about great leaders, their work, and their struggle
- After reading this, I realised that life is good today and will be better tomorrow
- All leaders mentioned in the book had 1 thing in common: Extremely high CONFIDENCE
- Very impactful line: Together we cannot fail


Read it slowly. Don’t rush to finish it.
Some speeches are too long, some are small.

[Tejas Tapsale · Rating 3 out of 5]

These are just speeches from great leaders, it would have been better if the writer could have explained oratorship better with speeches.

[Farhana Nity · Rating 1 out of 5]

At first, I kind of liked this book. The opening section had speeches mostly from the eighties, so I thought the collection would move forward chronologically and eventually reach modern times. But that’s where my disappointment started. The selection felt so random, like the publisher just picked 100 speeches, compiled them together, and called it a book.

Most of the speeches were from very old times, and honestly, I struggled a lot to understand the context and depth behind them. Instead of feeling inspired, I found myself getting frustrated. I was expecting more variety and a smoother flow, but the arrangement didn’t really make sense to me.

Eventually, I had to DNF this book. For me, when a book clicks, it instantly lifts my mood and makes my day better. Sadly, the opposite is also true. When I have to leave a book unfinished, it just spoils my mood. This was one of those cases.

[Varun Jindal · Rating 4 out of 5]

interesting read

[Devi Shankar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Selection of speeches could have been way better

[Alfred Dsilva · Rating 4 out of 5]

Inspirational

[Sunil Rajasekar · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was OK. Just the speeches without more context around them was semi-useful.