I've read Burke. I said I was worthy of freedom. That is so because I know the difference between liberty and license, I understand that rights come with responsibilities and I know that in a free society I am not the only one who is free.
So does Mill. However, Mill trailed off into socialism in the end because he would not recognize the need for institutions mediate between the individual and the state, not family, not church. Even the corporation has to be treated as an artificial institution.