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In letterpress printing, a platen is the perfectly flat steel (or earlier, wooden) plate which is pressed onto the back of paper to cause an impression to be made from the type. Sometimes spelled platten. Also a roller used in friction-feed printers to hold the paper in position for the print head. · Can we improve this biography or this incorrect? Post your comments or consult wikipedia
"Joy has this in common with pain, that it robs people of reason."
Platen on Joy
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"Man values life as a sacred jewel in such a way that he reveres him most who haughtily scorns it."
Platen on Life and Living
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"To speak on without saying anything has always been the greatest gift of orators."
Platen on Politicians and Politics
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"Where there is much to risk, there is much to consider."
Platen on Risk
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