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A speech designed for reconciliation and nation-building

6 mins | May 10, 2019
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On Nelson Mandela Day, perhaps we can be inspired by one of his most famous speeches. Sam Leith turns to a golden oldie: Nelson Mandela’s inauguration address, which was concise and concentrated in its rhetorical charge.

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