slayer007
Potential
As far as the sanshu thing is concerned, I think they both are deserving of the title of human. However, if you think about it, Spike had a little (very little) amount of good in him even when he was evil Spike. Angelus never came close. I'm referring to S2 of Buffy when Spike temporarily fights on Buffy's side to prevent the apocalypse that Angelus going to cause. Plus, when Spike [William] was human, you can tell he was genuinely good. Angel [Liam] seemed to be a little more, well, not quite as good. I guess I'm trying to argue for Spike to have the honors. Spike earned his soul by enduring treacherous trials. Sure, he got his soul primarily for a girl. But now you can tell Spike really is good and sincerely cares for humanity. Angel is cursed with his soul and there's always that chance he could lose it again. The only arguement Angel has over Spike is that he has had his soul longer. However, he hasn't really been fighting on the side of good that much longer. He only started when Buffy became the slayer. Spike started fighting evil before he even got his soul.