As the earth thus becomes crowded with a corrupt population, whoever among any of the social classes shows himself to be the strongest will gain political power.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
दाक्ष्यं कुटुम्बभरणं यशोऽर्थे धर्मसेवनम् । एवं प्रजाभिर्दुष्टाभिराकीर्णे क्षितिमण्डले
dākṣyaṃ kuṭumbabharaṇaṃ yaśo'rthe dharmasevanam | evaṃ prajābhirduṣṭābhirākīrṇe kṣitimaṇḍale
SB 12.2.7