Life is not cheap in the USA. However, liberty is of greater value. Liberty is possibly what Americans value above all else, life being a close second. Hence:

Life is not cheap in the USA. However, liberty is of greater value. Liberty is possibly what Americans value above all else, life being a close second. Hence: "Give me Liberty or give me death.", Patrick Henry, 1775 And: "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.", Declaration of Independence, 1776