Freedom of Speech

I feel that freedom of speech, as an ideal, is too restricted.  In reality, the restrictions make sense to me in general.  I can see situations where speech is just as dangerous as an action, or is a strong force encouraging illegal behavior.  Public institutions, like schools, should be allowed to set some restrictions on speech made by people associated with them, especially when that speech is made public.  However, there has to be a line beyond which restriction of speech is not allowed.  Expression by people not involved in a government organization should be as free as possible, with restriction only being considered in matters of national security, such as publicizing leaked information that can be shown to be potentially dangerous to have revealed.  Things that could be considered hate speech, unfortunately, do not usually fall under this category.  Therefore, until it reaches the level of starting a riot, I feel that this kind of speech should be tolerated.  However, I don't think it would be unreasonable to take a closer look at this person due to suspicion as a result of this speech.  I guess overall, except in the most extreme of cases, speech should not be limited by government interference.  I also feel that certain kinds of speech should still be an allowable reason for the government to keep an eye on the people using them.