How we cite our quotes: (Section.Paragraph)
Quote #10
… all those high-ranking fathers of theirs, all those who fidget in all directions and worm their way into court and say they're patriots and this and that: income, income is what these patriots want! Mother, father, God—they'll sell them all for money, ambitious Judases! It's all ambition… (13.1)
Note the contradiction with what Poprishchin says in 3.1. There, he's claiming he's as good as noble, but all he needs is money and some good clothes. But now that he knows he doesn't stand a chance with Sophie, he turns around and blames people like Teplov who actually make it thanks to their money. Yep, a sore loser.