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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 20]
nation of fools and rascals and  śūdras  cannot bring about peace and prosperity in this world. Therefore we find periodic upheavals in society in the forms of battles, communal riots and fratricidal quarrels. Under these circumstances, not only are the leaders unable to lead the people towards liberation, but they cannot even give them peace of mind. In  Bhagavad-gītā  it is stated that anyone who lives on concocted ideas, without reference to the  śāstras , never becomes successful and does not attain happiness or liberation after death.
TEXT 16
वरं च मत् कञ्चन मानवेन्द्र 
    वृणीष्व तेऽहं गुणशीलयन्त्रितः । 
    नाहं मखैवैं सुलभस्तपोभि- 
    योगेन वा यत्समचित्तवर्ती ॥१६॥
varam ca mat kañcana mānavendra 
    vṛṇīṣva te 'ham guṇa-śīla-yantritaḥ 
    nāham makhair vai sulabhas tapobhir 
    yogena vā yat sama-citta-vartī
varam —benediction;  ca —also;  mat —from Me;  kañcana —whatever you like;  mānava-indra —O chief of human beings;  vṛṇīṣva —please request;  te —your;  aham —I;  guṇa-śīla —by elevated qualities and excellent behavior;  yantritaḥ —being captivated;  na —not;  aham —I;  makhaiḥ —by sacrifices;  vai —certainly;  su-labhaḥ —easily obtained;  tapobhiḥ —by austerities;  yogena —by practice of mystic  yoga ;  vā —or;  yat —because of which;  sama-citta —in one who is equipoised;  vartī —being situated.
TRANSLATION
My dear King, I am very captivated by your elevated qualities and excellent behavior, and thus I am very favorably inclined towards you. You may therefore ask from Me any benediction you like. One who does not possess elevated qualities and behavior cannot possibly achieve My favor simply by performance of sacrifices, severe austerities, or mystic  yoga . I always remain equipoised in the heart of one who is also equipoised in all circumstances.