Original sentence: A founder and leader of the conservative Union Nationale party, he built his reputation by exposing the misconduct and patronage of Liberal Premier Louis-Alexandre Taschereau but is most remembered today for the graft and corruption endemic in his government, which is stressed by his left wing opponents, often without real proof.Although history (and left wing historians and journalists) has not been kind to Duplessis, some point out that he presided over a period of strong economic growth and 15 consecutive balanced budgets.As such, he is seen as someone who lived up to his own high standards and moral demands based on Christianity (honesty, selflessness).He was a very strong supporter of provincial rights, but was critical towards certain individual civil rights and claims which he deemed not in accord with morality and the good of the nation
Edited sentence: A founder and leader of the conservative Union Nationale party, he built his reputation by exposing the misconduct and patronage of Liberal Premier Louis-Alexandre Taschereau but is most remembered today for the the graft and corruption of his government that was exposed by his own opponents.Although history has not been kind to Duplessis, his supporters observe that he presided over a period of strong economic growth and 15 consecutive balanced budgets.He was a very strong supporter of provincial rights but was critical towards certain individual civil rights claims that he deemed not in accord with morality and the good of the nation