The Greeks did. The inventors of democracy.
The whole concept of a citizen government relied on what's called the "Ars Liberalis"; which literally means "the practice of freedom"
The idea being that the prividedge of being a citizen and participating in the democracy came with the expectation that you would be learned in things like civics, history, rhetoric, debate, etc...
The very simple reason for that is because when a person lacks knowledge of a subject, they tend to cede their authority to the first person who tells them something that they were already inclined to believe.
This...the need for stupid pliant voters that would just listen to whatever you say, is directly responsible for the demonization and drastic funding cuts to liberal arts colleges.
That never ends the way you think it does...
I majored in classical archaeology with a minor in history. I'm pretty comfortable in what I "think", thanks.
That's the hit song from my doctors weekend garage band.