From theDoctrine of the Mean(《中庸》) in theBook of Rites:

哀公問政。子曰：「文、武之政，布在方策，其人存，則其政舉；其人亡，則其政息。……[Traditional Chinese poetry,trad.]

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哀公问政。子曰：「文、武之政，布在方策，其人存，则其政举；其人亡，则其政息。……[Traditional Chinese poetry,simp.]

From: TheBook of Rites,c. 4^th – 2^nd centuryBCE

Āi Gōng wèn zhèng. Zǐyuē: “Wén, Wǔ zhī zhèng, bù zài fāng cè, qí rén cún, zé qí zhèng jǔ; qírén wáng, zé qízhèng xī.......[Pinyin]

The Duke Ai asked about government. The Master said, "The government ofWen andWu is displayed in the records - the tablets of wood and bamboo. Let there be the men and the government will flourish; butwithout the men, their government decays and ceases.[…]

人亡政息

1. apersonin powerdies orleavesoffice and his or herpolicies areabandoned

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