If you were on drugs as long as Willie, you wouldn't "make no sense neither."
No John Wayne wasn't. Whoever told you that is a nasty . lying Leftwinger.
The Duke is my hero on and off the screen, and he never wavered to be the man's man. History is on his side and is not lying.
The "Duke" is/was the epitome what America is all about; rugged individualist, respect of the law, protect the weak, fight for what is right, take care of yourself and your fellow man.
That's why since I was a little kid, when people asked me what I want to be when I grow up, I said...a cowboy, just like the Duke!
Just read what the late Jimmy Stuart wrote about the "duke"...it speaks volumes about the man.