"The only freedom which counts is the freedom to do what some
other people think to be wrong. There is no point in demanding
freedom to do that which all will applaud. All the so-called
liberties or rights are things which have to be asserted against
others who claim that if such things are to be allowed their own
rights are infringed or their own liberties threatened. This is
always true, even when we speak of the freedom to worship, of
the right of free speech or association, or of public assembly.
If we are to allow freedoms at all there will constantly be
complaints that either the liberty itself or the way in which
it is exercised is being abused, and, if it is a genuine freedom,
these complaints will often be justified. There is no way of
having a free society in which there is not abuse. Abuse is the
very hallmark of liberty."
--Lord Hailsham