Better government by becoming better citizens

I'm not going to write much about this video because I hope anyone reading this will watch the whole thing (it's only about 12 minutes). This is from ted.com and it's about a group called Code for America. I think it outlines an essential ingredient that we in North America (and I'd wager most modern democracy's, but I won't pretend to know the ins and outs of other cultures enough to comment) tend to miss out on. I think that the essence of what the speaker is trying to convey in this talk is that we should "ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." If we all have that attitude, then imagine what we as a people can accomplish!