Was it 1 AP for the nitrome armatar?

Dude, i have to say - nice quetues! Agreed with them all!

I haven't read any Mills (much to my dismay), but the Hobbes and Machiavelli definitely come through in your arguments, which is good.
The first philosopher I truly studied was Machiavelli, first with "The Prince", then I read some of his "Discourses" as well as the "Art of War", which I recommend if you have the patience for dialogues. If you haven't studied Machiavelli's life, doing so can completely change your interpretation of "The Prince" (which I'm assuming you've read). It almost becomes sarcastic and satirical, as well as a magnificent example of the art of kissing ***--especially the dedication to the Medici family (who tortured and exiled him).
After Machiavelli I spent some time with the timeless Hobbes/Locke debate on human nature, which I'd love to hear your thoughts on (traditionally blank slate vs. self-interest, but Hobbes' base state of human nature can make for fascinating discussions).
I've never read Plato's "Republic", but I'm interested in both Socrates and Plato as *historical* characters more than philosophers. I'm also a big fan of Aristotle, if only for his dedication to natural philosophy. A pair of interesting reads there are Aristotle's "Organon" followed by Bacon's "New Organon". Also of special interest are Francis Bacon's "Essays", which are short but greatly encourage thought (I recommend "On Death" and "On Religion" just to name a couple, but most of them are great). Beyond that, I'm less versed, but an American philosopher I would recommend is Mortimer J. Adler. He has some interesting religious philosophy, but his philosophy on philosophy is by far the most interesting (as explained in "10 Philosophical Mistakes").