It has always been this way; the educated have read these works, studied these works. There is a difference between going to school and being educated; although

It has always been this way; the educated have read these works, studied these works. There is a difference between going to school and being educated; although the vast majority of people go to school and even pursue what some call "higher education", still the truly educated are the minority...and that is because it is hard and people are lazy.