Starting stat choices don't really amount to any significant functional difference at any level of game play. You could dump all your points into intelligence and still manage just fine. Whether group or raid ... a cleric or group would probably be unable to notice any difference amongst 4 paladins of identical race/level/gear with one dumping 20 into wisdom/intelligence/stamina/strength. People who really think this matters at all make me giggle. The most important factors are level/gear/skill ... the rest seriously is a wash.
Min/max for a person who plans on raiding end game? Probably wisdom.
2nd best? I'd vote stamina.
Stat that will help the most while leveling? I'd vote strength for carrying capacity and higher dps in the early game.
The frequently forgotten paladin stat? Charisma. This is off set by the relatively low price of cheap charisma gear that can be swapped in for lulling.
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