Spengler states civilization is the beginning of the decline of a culture as "the most external and artificial states of which a species of developed humanity is capable".
Spengler maosang yéning panglimbak kawagedan manusané  punika wantah pangawit kawéntenan budaya sané  "nyansan ngreredang pinaka sangkaning panglalah saking sisi miwah sané  kakaryanin olih kramané sané sampun maju".