True virtue isn't possible without freedom. And those that seek to make us virtuous by denying freedom will also make true virtue impossible. Freedom is the highest civic virtue because it is prerequisite for the rest of them. I believe love should be the the highest private virtue, but we should be free to make that choice ourselves.
Yes with freedom come those that use their freedom poorly, but the only way to eliminate those poor choices is to take choice away, which to me is worse than the poor choices. Of course you must also have responsibility for those choices. I think that because we've sought to disassociate responsibility from choice, maybe because we don't want to believe that some people are responsible for their situation or choices, we in turn seek another mechanism to guide people's choices. "Sorry, no freedom for you. Give up your liberty over just a few things and we'll take care of you from cradle to grave".
Here's an interesting article about freedom and virtue.
http://reason.com/archives/2012/06/03/is-freedom-possible-without-virtue
And on a lighter note, consider the Dilbert parody of libertarianism, that's all too often understood as true libertarianism. "Libertarians just want to get rid of the rules so that they can do all this awful stuff. We're only protected by the rules!"
http://dilbert.com/2012-06-15/
Being coerced to follow rules doesn't make you moral.
