Yet Irish writer Isaac Eppel still managed to get his influential 1926 narrative film about the War of Independence, Irish Destiny, made.

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They realize that all of us share a joint destiny, a common destiny, that we need to win the war against poverty.

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Dr. Benjamin Rush, a Pennsylvanian who signed the Declaration of Independence, wrote that the war was only the first step in the Revolution's destiny to transform America and the world.

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It was my destiny to witness over many events in our region during the years of war and peace.

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