He may give it to an ordinary shopkeeper; he may refuse it to the Deputy Magistrate or the Subordinate Judge.
He may give his daughter in marriage to a poor beggar, he may refuse her to the son of a Deputy Magistrate, because it is absolutely within his rights, absolutely within legal bounds.
Passive resistance is recognized as legitimate in England.
It is legitimate in theory even in India, and if it is made illegal by new legislation, these laws will infringe on the primary rights of personal freedom and will tread on dangerous grounds.

Therefore it seems to me that by means of the boycott we shall be able to do the negative work that will have to be done for the attainment of _Swaraj_.

Positive work will have to be done.

Without positive training no self-government will come to the boycotter.

It will (come) through the organization of our village life; of our talukas and districts.