Original sentence: Despite his relatively short life, many historians contend that Rizal's patriotism and his standing as one of Asia's first intellectuals of the post-colonial era have inspired succeeding thinkers and revolutionaries of the centrality of national identity as a social force in the project of nation-building.José Protacio Mercado Rizal y Alonzo Realonda (June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) is the national hero of the Philippines
Edited sentence: " He is the national hero of the Philippines.Despite his relatively short life, Rizal's passion as a patriot together with his intelligence as one of the first intellectuals of the post-colonial era have inspired succeeding thinkers and revolutionaries of the centrality of national identity as a social force in the project of nation-building.José Protacio Mercado Rizal y Alonzo Realonda (June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896), variously called the "Pride of the Malay Race," "The Great Malayan," "The First Filipino," "The Messiah of the Revolution," "The Universal Hero" and "The Messiah of the Redemption