What important American ideal did Thomas Jefferson first mention in writing in 1786?

Question

What important American ideal did Thomas Jefferson first mention in writing in 1786?

Answer 1

I really want to say it's related to freedom of religion. It's from Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, which became law in 1786, but it was actually written in 1779.

"That no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinion in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish enlarge, or affect their civil capacities."