. >> the world's most generous prize money is attached not to the nobel prize but to the mo ibrahim prize awarding for good governance in africa as determined by a very simple defendant, a democratically elected leader who actually leaves office at the end of his term. the winner receives $5 million, plus $200,000 a year for life. the 53 african nations yielded one claimant in 2011 but not a single one for the two years previous. the precedent set by the retirement of george washington has not been easy to establish elsewhere, prize money or not. thus, washington is justly honored for his republican refusal of perpetual power, a refusal he performed not once but twice. first when he resigned supreme military authority in 1783 and then again when he relinquished presidential authority in 1797. although washington went willingly, it can't be said that he went quietly. not, of course, that he made any sort of fuss and bother. that was not his style but he did on both occasions take the that was not his style. but he did take the opportunity to speak about the perils ahead. the impull to exte

. >> the world's most generous prize money is attached not to the nobel prize but to the mo ibrahim prize awarded for good governance in africa determined by a test. a democratic leader who leaves office at the end of his term. the winner receives $5 million, plus $200,000 a year for life. the 53 african nations yielded one claimant in 2011. not a single one for the two years previous. the precedence set by the retirement of george washington has not been easy to establish elsewhere, prize money or not. washington is justly honored for his refusal of perpetual power which he performed not once but twice. first when he resigned supreme military authority in 1783 and again with presidential authority in 1797. although washington went willingly it can't be said he went quietly. not of course that he made fuss and bother. that was not his style. he did take the opportunity to speak to his fellow citizens about the perils ahead. the impulse to extend his guiding presence over the generations indicates, i think, how difficult it was for the most competent man on the stage to exit of his own acc

. >>> the world's most generous pri prized bunny is attached not to the nobel prize, be tow the mo ibrahim prize, awarded for good governance in africa as determined by a simple test, a democratically leader who actually leaves office at the end of his term. the winner receives $5 million plus $200,000 a year for life. the 53 african nations yielded one claimant for 2010, but none for last year. the prize money or not, washington has not been able to draw. and so it is his public refusal of perpetual power. not once but twice. first when he resigned the supreme military authority in 1973, and then relinquished presidential authority in 1997. although washington went willingly, it cannot be said that he went quietly. not a course that he made any fuss and bother, and that is not his style. he did on both occasions take the opportunity to speak to his fellow citizens about the perils ahead. the impulse to extend his guiding presence over the generations indicates how difficult it actually was for the most competent man on the stage to exit in his own accord. in washington's first valedictory