 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Spengler ane pfungwa yakaderera yeZvibudiriro, kunyange idzo dzakabatanidzwa mukuwedzera kukuru, nokuti kuwedzera ikoko kwakanga kusiri kukura chaikoiko. Mumwe wemienzaniso yake mikuru ndowekutonga kwenyika kweRoma. Kwakanga kusiri kubudirira nemhaka yokuti vaRoma havana kutarisana nokudzivisa kukuru nokuda kwokuwedzera kwavo. Nokudaro havana kukunda zvikuru umambo hwavo, asi panzvimbo pezvo vakangotora izvo zvakanga zvakazarukira munhu ari wose. Spengler anotaura kuti Umambo hweRoma hahuna kuvapo nemhaka yorudzi rwamasimba etsika ayo hwakanga hwaratidza muHondo dzePunic. Pashure peHondo yeZama, Spengler anodavira kuti vaRoma havana kutongoita hondo, kana kuti kunyange kukwanisa kuita hondo, vachirwa nesimba guru rehondo raikwikwidzana naro. 