Wayne's views on race, as laid out in a 1971
Playboy interview:
I believe in white supremacy, until the blacks are educated to a point of responsibility.
I don’t believe giving authority and positions of leadership and judgment to irresponsible people …
I don’t feel we did wrong in taking this great country away from [the Native Americans] …
Our so-called stealing of this country from them was just a matter of survival.
There were great numbers of people who needed new land, and the Indians were selfishly trying to keep it for themselves.
Damn those selfish Native Americans trying to keep their land for themselves!