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Dave Wilton

30 Aug 2023 • 5 min read
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Lobby card for the 1926 film The Ramblin’ Galoot

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Cartoon by Alex Graham of a flying saucer and two aliens addressing a horse, saying, “Kindly take us to your President!”

take me to your leader

6 February 2026 The phrase take me to your leader is a science fiction cliché, so much so that in the 2007 “Voyage of the Damned” Christmas episode of Doctor Who the time-traveling, title character said, “Take me to your leader! I’ve always wanted to say that!” (Another phrase
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