I don't feel we did wrong in taking this great country away from them. (speaking about Native American Indians in 1971)

Trivia:

In 1967 Wayne wrote to Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson requesting military assistance for his pro-war film about Vietnam. Jack Valenti told the President, "Wayne's politics are wrong, but if he makes this film he will be helping us." Wayne got enough firepower to make The Green Berets (1968), which became one of the most controversial movies of all time.