An example of government meddling in the private lives of individuals is the invasion of the Schiavos' family relationship by meddling bureaucrats, politicians and judges, as if there is no meaning to a marriage contract based on "for better or for worse, in sickness and in health." Mark Twain is right: " ... there is great danger that our people will lose our independence of thought and action ... and sink into the helplessness ... government to prescribe ... when he may die ... to regulate every act of humanity from the cradle to the tomb, including the manner in which he may seek future admission to paradise."