《汉书·传·王莽传下》
因此全国人民忧愁地丧失了他们乐生的心意，朝廷和地方都怨愤，远处和近处一齐发动起来，京城守不住，躯体被分裂，终于使得全国的城市成为废墟，坟墓遭到发掘，害尽了活人，殃及到死尸，自从有文字记载的乱臣贼子这类没有道义的人，查考他们所造成的灾祸和所遭到的失败，都没有像王莽这样厉害的。
是以四海之内，嚣然丧其乐生之心，中外愤怨，远近俱发，城池不守，支体分裂，遂令天下城邑为虚，丘垅发掘，害遍生民，辜及朽骨，自书传所载乱臣贼子无道之人，考其祸败，未有如莽之甚者也。
So, people in the country were sad and lost their will to live, the government and provinces were all disappointed of him, people at far and nearby places raised their weapons to fight back against him, the capital city was lost, his body was separated into parts, and finally, the whole country became ruins, and tombs were excavated. Harming people and affecting dead people. Since the recording history, there has never been such a culprit caused such a disaster and failure.