Instruct: Classify a review as either positive or negative.
Query: The Hammer to the Square Peg

The author devotes his attention to the philosophies underpinning the Declaration of Independence. As a scholar of philosophy, Morton does an interesting job of delving into the philosophical origins of words and ideas to parse the text to arrive at their meanings. But this is his problem: he avoids many currents, such as republicanism and the fears and historical motivations behind radical Whig philosophy. Whether by design or ignorance, the book falls into a turgid philosophical exegesis. The conclusion of the book offers a hint to the author's intent when addressing the proper bounds and aims of government. It appears that the square peg would go through the round hole by sheer force of willful ignorance. Ah, socialism!!