What does Mandela think about ‘freedom’?

At the beginning of his speech, Mandela mentions “an extraordinary human disaster”. What does he mean by this? What is the “glorious … human achievement” he speaks of at the end?

What ideals does he set out for the future of South Africa?

What does courage mean to Mandela?

Which does he think is natural, to love or to hate?

What “twin obligations” does Mandela mention?

What did being free mean to Mandela as a boy, and as a student? How does he contrast these “transitory freedoms” with “the basic and honourable freedoms”?

Does Mandela think the oppressor is free? Why/Why not?

Why did such a large number of international leaders attend the inauguration? What did it signify the triumph of?

What does Mandela mean when he says he is “simply the sum of all those African patriots” who had gone before him?