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"He did express a hope that eventually slavery might be abolished, he was opposed to doing anything about abolition until in the fullness of time God chose to abolish the bondage that He had established."

In other places he expressed the opinion that the South should have abolished slavery before or soon after seceeding.

[Non-Sequitur]

In other places he expressed the opinion that the South should have abolished slavery before or soon after seceeding.

I believe that you are mistaking Lee with a post-war quote by James Longstreet.

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In other places [Lee] expressed the opinion that the South should have abolished slavery before or soon after seceeding.

What is your evidence?