Any design can be faulted; but in the end it only needs to be so good. A Parker will last over 100 years with minimal care. That's good enough. I'd rather have a Parker with all of its positives last 100 years than a clunker that will last 1000 years.
Dewey's opinions are those of someone who has the benefit of being able to look back on a long history of gunmaking. That's a perspective not afforded a gunmaker who was actually living in the day. There are artists today who can do a better job than Monet or Van Gogh in every way, using better paints and canvases which will last much longer. There must be a reason people still pay millions for those old paintings....
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