Some contemporary Christian thinkers (for example, Stanley Hauerwas) believe that Christians should not hold government offices or positions, because
1) doing the work of those offices requires one to use the coercive power of the state, but
2) Christians are called to "turn the other cheek." What would Augustine say about this claim, and why?
If you can't find a specific passage for or against, extrapolate from what Augustine does say.
[Note: "coercive power of the state" means the government's authority to punish people who do not obey the laws