David Hejmanowski has been judge of the Delaware County Probate/Juvenile Court since 2015. He graciously agreed to write a column for Delaware Source commemorating America’s 250th birthday. If there are more famous words in the history of American government than “We hold these truths to be self-evident…” we would be hard-pressed to identify what they are. And yet, they were not Jefferson’s first choice, nor was their survival or public issuance ever assured.