Yes, to your observations.
On a slightly different point, Jefferson's understanding of "the laws," as articulated below, seems to be consistent with what is known as the "golden rule" as well. Naturally, then, he favored Blackstone's "Commentaries" for the teaching of young students at UVA.
"No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another, and this is all from which the laws ought to restrain him."
" The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods, or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg."
"Of liberty I would say that, in the whole plenitude of its extent, it is unobstructed action according to our will. But rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law,' because law is often but the tyrant’s will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual."
"It is strangely absurd to suppose that a million of human beings, collected together, are not under the same moral laws which bind each of them separately."
YHAOS, sorry, my intention in Post #76 was to include you, but must have overlooked including in address line. Later, added #80 in response to Slyfox.