Another form I've seen is: "A well-educated electorate, being necessary for the endurance of a free state, the right of the people to keep and read books shall

Another form I've seen is: "A well-educated electorate, being necessary for the endurance of a free state, the right of the people to keep and read books shall not be infringed." Clearly you couldn't expect the right to keep and read books to only apply to the well-educated electorate.