It doesn't quote enough context to even clarify if he recommended damage, or whether he was mocking the people doing the damage. EDIT: found a larger quotation

It doesn't quote enough context to even clarify if he recommended damage, or whether he was mocking the people doing the damage. EDIT: found a larger quotation. From the context, the use of the quote in TFA looks like a misrepresentation of what Augustine said, since it doesn't sound like he was offering an opinion on whether or not it should be done. https://books.google.com/books?id=z5ufDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT91&lpg=PT91&dq=augustine+sermon+Brethren,+I+deem+it+more+shameful+for+Hercules+to+have+his+beard+shaved+than+to+have+his+head+taken+off&source=bl&ots=KvMF_j6j8N&sig=ACfU3U3bAKrI3r55EnlCAdB2qVqldnCqqg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjKlO7-rbfsAhVBmHIEHVRmBHkQ6AEwAHoECAEQAg#v=onepage&q=augustine%20sermon%20Brethren%2C%20I%20deem%20it%20more%20shameful%20for%20Hercules%20to%20have%20his%20beard%20shaved%20than%20to%20have%20his%20head%20taken%20off&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=z5ufDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT91&lpg=P...