Losing their wives and properties to such avaricious and merciless rulers, who will behave no better than ordinary thieves, the citizens will flee to the mountains and forests.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
ब्रह्मविट्क्षत्रशूद्राणां यो बली भविता नृपः । प्रजा हि लुब्धै राजन्यैर्निर्घृणैर्दस्युधर्मभिः
brahmaviṭkṣatraśūdrāṇāṃ yo balī bhavitā nṛpaḥ | prajā hi lubdhai rājanyairnirghṛṇairdasyudharmabhiḥ
SB 12.2.8