Full Idea
Recognition of individual liberty as a value involves, as a minimum, acceptance of the principle that the individual may do what he wants, even if others are distressed when the learn what it is that he does.
Gist of Idea
The value of liberty allows freedom of action, even if that distresses other people
Source
H.L.A. Hart (Law,Liberty and Morality [1963], II 'Private')
Book Reference
Hart,H.L.A.: 'Law,Liberty and Morality' [OUP 1968], p.47
A Reaction
He notes that there could be other reasons to block the freedom, such as harm done. This idea seems to identify a key component of liberalism - that we must all tolerate actions which we dislike.