The right to free speech is a 'negative right' However countries like the U.S. have restrictions on those rights -- e.g. shouting fire in a crowded theatre, be

The right to free speech is a 'negative right' However countries like the U.S. have restrictions on those rights -- e.g. shouting fire in a crowded theatre, because society accepts that actions have consequences, and there's always a balance. You have the right to swing your fist, but not to hit me. You have the right to eat food, but not if it's in my cupboard. You have freedom to move, but not across private land (or borders).