《黄帝四经·称经·全文》
当一个国家还具备存在的必然条件时，人们是不能够灭亡它的；当一个国家已经具备了必然灭亡的条件时，人们也无法再挽救它。
有国存，天下弗能亡也。有国将亡，天下弗能存也。
When a nation still has the necessary conditions for existence, it cannot be destroyed by the people. When a nation fulfills the necessary conditions for destruction, it cannot be saved by people either.