Question

what does mandela mean when he says,"freedom is indivisible"?

Answer 1

the chains on any one of my people were the chains on all of them,the chains on all of my people were the chains on me.

Answer 2

Nelson Mandela in his speech on freedom said this words, "freedom is invisible".

According to him, freedom is invisible. Freedom is an abstract idea. The great Rousseau said,

"Man is born free but everywhere he is in chains"

And Nelson Mandela says the same. Mandela as a child used to be believe he is always free and in everywhere. But as grew up, he felt the chains of oppression.

Freedom can't be seen rather it is felt. It is like the air. Mandela realized not only he was suppressed, barred but also his people were too. Even the oppressor and oppressed both were suffering from the lack of freedom, according to him.